Canary in the coal mine—Initial reports of thermal injury secondary to electronic cigarettes

Burns

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages e38-e42

  Bauman, Zachary M ^a   Roman, Jordan ^a   Singer, Matthew ^a   Vercruysse, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Electronic cigarettes; Lithium ion battery; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LITHIUM ION; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; THERMAL INJURY; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; BANDAGE; BURNS; LEG INJURIES; POWER SUPPLY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BURNS; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; THIGH; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006052238     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.09.024     Document Type: Article

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