Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology?
Objectives: We report a rare case of burns following the use of automated air-fresheners. Methods: We present a case report with a brief overview of the literature relating to burns associated with air-fresheners. The mechanism and treatment of these types of injuries are also described. Results: A...
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| author | Umran Sarwar M Nicolaou M S Khan E Tiernan |
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| description | Objectives: We report a rare case of burns following the use of automated air-fresheners.
Methods: We present a case report with a brief overview of the literature relating to burns associated with air-fresheners. The mechanism and treatment of these types of injuries are also described.
Results: A 44 year-old female was admitted under the care of the burns team following burns secondary to an exploding air-freshener canister. The patient sustained burns to the face, thorax and arms resulting in a seven-day hospital admission. The burns were treated conservatively.
Conclusions: To our knowledge this is one of the few documented cases of burns as a result of air-fresheners. As they become more ubiquitous, we anticipate the incidence of such cases to increase. As such, they pose a potential public health concern on a massive scale. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-845228b0ab4144a09ef4c701673304d62022-12-21T22:52:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine2008-78022008-82132011-01-0124291293Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology?Umran SarwarM NicolaouM S KhanE TiernanObjectives: We report a rare case of burns following the use of automated air-fresheners. Methods: We present a case report with a brief overview of the literature relating to burns associated with air-fresheners. The mechanism and treatment of these types of injuries are also described. Results: A 44 year-old female was admitted under the care of the burns team following burns secondary to an exploding air-freshener canister. The patient sustained burns to the face, thorax and arms resulting in a seven-day hospital admission. The burns were treated conservatively. Conclusions: To our knowledge this is one of the few documented cases of burns as a result of air-fresheners. As they become more ubiquitous, we anticipate the incidence of such cases to increase. As such, they pose a potential public health concern on a massive scale.http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2011;volume=2;issue=4;spage=291;epage=293;aulast=SarwarAir-freshenerBurnsAerosolPublic health |
| spellingShingle | Umran Sarwar M Nicolaou M S Khan E Tiernan Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology? International Journal of Preventive Medicine Air-freshener Burns Aerosol Public health |
| title | Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology? |
| title_full | Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology? |
| title_fullStr | Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology? |
| title_short | Air-freshener burns: A new paradigm in burns etiology? |
| title_sort | air freshener burns a new paradigm in burns etiology |
| topic | Air-freshener Burns Aerosol Public health |
| url | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2011;volume=2;issue=4;spage=291;epage=293;aulast=Sarwar |
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