• J Trauma · Nov 1985

    Carburetor priming: a cause of gasoline burn.

    • M Klabacha, H Nelson, P Parshley, S Miller, R DeMuth, and J Pav.
    • J Trauma. 1985 Nov 1; 25 (11): 1096-8.

    AbstractBurns as a result of priming carburetors with gasoline resulted in 4% of all burn admissions to the Oregon Burn Center from 1980-1982. The burns most frequently involved the head and neck and upper extremities. Although most of them involved less than 10% of the total body surface area, half of all the injuries included areas of full-thickness tissue loss. This type of preventable accident inflicts substantial morbidity and may be a major financial burden. Professional and public awareness of the risk of serious gasoline burns incurred during carburetor priming should decrease its incidence.

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