Citation

Baruchin O, Yoffe B, Baruchin AM. Burns 2004; 30(8): 836-838.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Barzilai University Centre, 78306 Ashkelon, Israel. baruchin@netvision.net.il

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.burns.2004.01.034

PMID

15555798

Abstract

Two inpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treated with oxygen in the respiratory intensive care unit (RICU), sustained burns from explosion of oxygen delivery system while illicitly smoking. The authors discuss incidence and possible etiology with literature review.

Language: en