TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Burnt by his cellphone during a parachute jump
JO  - Aerospace medicine and human performance
A1  - des Robert, Vincent
A1  - Saint-Jean, Luc
A1  - Corcostegui, Simon-Pierre
A1  - Romary, Emeric
A1  - Derkenne, Clément
SP  - 792
EP  - 795
VL  - 94
IS  - 10
N2  - BACKGROUND: Many current cell phone (mobile phone, smartphone) batteries are lithium-ion. These batteries can overheat and catch fire under certain conditions. If it happens during a flight or air activity, this might compromise aviation safety. We report a case of a man whose phone caught fire during a parachute jump.    CASE REPORT: The individual, a member of Police Special Forces, is required to regularly perform parachute jumps. During the incident flight, the man had a cell phone in a pocket that ignited during the jump. He was able to land and then extract the phone with burns requiring acute medical care and later a skin graft.<br><br>DISCUSSION: This is a cautionary tale of lithium-ion batteries in flight. Many other situations could also occur with these batteries. There is little medical documentation of the risk of fire with lithium-ion batteries causing injuries during flight operations. To reduce the risk of fire, the devices should be powered down and phones should not be worn directly touching the skin. Damaged devices are more prone to overheating.des Robert V, Saint-Jean L, Corcostegui S-P, Romary E, and Derkenne C. Burnt by his cellphone during a parachute jump. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023; 94(10):792-795.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2375-6314
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.6232.2023
ID  - ref1
ER  -