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  • Title: Burns due to aerosol can explosions.
    Author: Yarbrough DR.
    Journal: Burns; 1998 May; 24(3):270-1. PubMed ID: 9677032.
    Abstract:
    This report describes one burn service's experience with burn injuries sustained by 18 patients over a 5-year period as a result of the explosion of pressurized aerosol cans. The burns were predominantly superficial flash burns and involved from 5 to 45 per cent of the body surface area. There were no deaths in the series. Heightened public awareness of the fire and explosive hazards of these cans, as well as a more prominent warning label on the can should aid in decreasing the incidence of these injuries.
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