title: Lower Extremity Tissue Defect Caused by Mobile Phone Charger Explosion: A Case Report.
abstract: As the usage of cell phones is markedly increasing worldwide, accidental injuries and even lethal damages caused by cellular phone explosions have been reported lately. Although, cell phone charger explosion related scalding and tissue loss is extremely rare, they generally cause severe damage to tissues and cause severe complications, ending up in hospitalization. We are presenting a case of 9-year old female patient who was admitted to our emergency service due to a phone charger explosion that resulted in a lower extremity tissue defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu.
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu.
authors.forename: Tarık
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ocak
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu.
authors.forename: Umit Yasar
authors.initials: UY
authors.lastname: Tekelioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu.
authors.forename: Furkan Erol
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Karabekmez
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetin
keywords: Charger; explosion; tissue defect