TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Full-thickness burns due to contact with gastric acid
JO  - Emergency nurse
A1  - Fenwick, Rob
A1  - Price, Rebecca
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This article describes the case of a 33-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sustained a full-thickness burn to his thorax as a result of lying in gastric acid that had leaked from a damaged percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube. The patient required referral to a tertiary burns centre for specialist management. The article highlights the potential harm caused by gastric acid and why some patients may be particularly vulnerable to such injuries.<br><br>© 2019 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1354-5752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/en.2019.e1941
ID  - ref1
ER  -