Thigh burns from exploding e-cigarette lithium ion batteries: First case series

Burns

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2016, Pages e42-e46

  Nicoll, K J ^a   Rose, A M ^a   Khan, M A A ^a   Quaba, O ^a   Lowrie, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkali burns; E cigarette; Lithium burns; Lithium ion battery

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM ION; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CAUSTIC BURN; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; LITHIUM ION BATTERY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; SILICONE DRESSING; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND IRRIGATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BURNS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; LAVAGE; LEG INJURIES; POWER SUPPLY;

ADULT; BURNS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; THIGH;

EID: 84964595421     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.03.027     Document Type: Article

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