Electronic Cigarette Explosion Resulting in a C1 and C2 Fracture: A Case Report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 86-88

  Norii, Tatsuya ^a   Plate, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical spine injury; electronic cigarette; trauma

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL COLLAR; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXPLOSION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SORE THROAT; SPINE FRACTURE; TONGUE; TOOTH FRACTURE; WOUND IRRIGATION; ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INJURIES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL FRACTURES; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 85000415207     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.08.010     Document Type: Article

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