TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - 'Special effects' burn injuries
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Peters, W.
SP  - 50
EP  - 51
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - Three patients are presented with significant flame burns, resulting from accidents occurring during 'special effects' situations in the entertainment industry. These occurred as a result of the spontaneous combustion of various materials, during events in live theatre (gun powder), a television commercial (artificial 'rocket fuel'), and a video presentation (magnesium oxide). All three patients sustained flash burns to the face and hands. One patient sustained a significant bilateral corneal injury, a gamekeeper's thumb, and a permanent continuous right-sided high frequency tinnitus, in addition to his burn injury. Photographic documentation of all three patients is presented. The total loss of time from work for all patients was 6 months. All these injuries were potentially preventable.
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SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -