• Orhan Delice and Halil Ibrahim Doru.
• Department of Emergency Medicine, Erzurum City Hospital, Erzurum, Turkiye.
• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2023 Jan 1; 33 (1): 585958-59.

AbstractChemical injury in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards (CBRN) occurs as a result of exposure to chemical warfare agents or chemical substances after a work accident. Asphalt is a chemical substance and asphalt burns occurring after a work accident are an example of these kinds of burns. The risk of burns due to asphalt material at high temperatures is high for workers engaged in road and roof construction. Most of these burns occur on the face and upper extremities. Different substances are used for skin decontamination in CBRN events. There is no clear consensus on initial approaches to decontamination of asphalt or its derivatives on skin surfaces. In the present case, asphalt residues were found in various parts of the patients body as a result of isolated high-temperature asphalt exposure. In this case, sunflower oil was used as a solvent after early cooling with water, and the results are presented. Key Words: Work accident, Asphalt burns, Sunflower oil, CBRN hazards.

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