Hot-press hand injury caused by roller type ironing machine.
Thermal crush burn injury due to roller type ironing press machine is relatively rare and can cause destructive effects with significant morbidity. These injuries can be avoided by taking some basic precautions. Early debridement after admission and definitive treatment after the extent of injury are delineated and these are the preferred approaches in the management. We present a case of thermal crush injury of the hand caused by laundry roller type ironing press machine.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Abdul Kerim
AK
Yapici
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Umit
U
Kaldirim
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Ibrahim
I
Arziman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Sukru
S
Ardic
Department of Emergency Medicine, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Murat
M
Eroglu
Crush; hand injury; ironing machine; thermal burn