Alarming increase in electronic nicotine delivery systems-related burn injuries: A serious unregulated public health issue

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1781-1782

  Toy, Jake ^a   Dong, Fanglong ^b   Lee, Carol ^a,c   Zappa, Dane ^a   Le, Timothy ^a   Archambeau, Benjamin ^a   Culhane, John T ^a,c   Neeki, Michael M ^a,c  

^a ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c California USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; e Cigarette; ENDS; Explosion; Vape

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

BURN; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WOUND CARE; ADULT; DEVICES; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; INJURIES; MALE; POWER SUPPLY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THIGH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BURNS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIGH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021190120     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.029     Document Type: Letter

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