The Southwest UK Burns Network (SWUK) experience of electronic cigarette explosions and review of literature

Burns

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2017, Pages e1-e6

  Arnaout, A ^a   Khashaba, H ^b   Dobbs, T ^a   Dewi, F ^b   Pope Jones, S ^a   Sack, A ^b   Estela, C ^b   Nguyen, D ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burn; E cigarette; Electronic cigarettes; Explosion; Lithium battery; Lithium ion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; JELONET; LITHIUM ION; EMOLLIENT AGENT; MINERAL OIL;

ADULT; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXPLOSION; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SILVER DRESSING; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; POWER SUPPLY; PROCEDURES; SEX RATIO; THIGH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EMOLLIENTS; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL OIL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THIGH; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017409167     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.01.008     Document Type: Article

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