Burn Injuries Related to Liquefied Petroleum Gas-Powered Cars

Bozkurt, Mehmet; Külahçi, Yalçın; Zor, Fatih; Kapi, Emin

doi:10.1097/bcr.0b013e31818b9e29

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“…Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is used extensively in domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes, with Australia's production expected to increase by 50% in the next 10 years 1 . Although the risk of injury because of ignition or explosion of LPG is well recognized, there have been only a few reports of cold burns related to LPG exposure 2–8 . LPG is a fuel obtained from crude oil during petroleum processing and is a mixture of commercial butane and propane gases, usually in a ratio of 60:40.…”

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Liquefied petroleum gas cold burn sustained while refueling a car

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Mitra

Maini

et al. 2010

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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There have been few cases of cold burn related to the exposure of liquid petroleum gas (LPG). We present the case of a young woman exposed to LPG while refueling her car who sustained partial thickness burns to the dorsum of her hand. Contact with LPG leaking from a pressurized system causes tissue damage because of cold injury. Immediate management of LPG is extrapolated from the management of frostbite. The increasing use of LPG mandates an awareness of prevention strategies and management principles in the setting of adverse events.

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Liquefied petroleum gas cold burn sustained while refueling a car

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Mitra

Maini

et al. 2010

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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“…Various injury mechanisms have been described because of the weakening of a tank's walls, crashes impacting the tank, and tank leakages. Bozkurt et al 4 have reported on safety standards for such tanks in Turkey. It burns more cleanly than petrol or diesel.…”

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Evaluation of Burn Injuries Related to Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Tarım

2014

Journal of Burn Care & Research

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Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a fuel that is widely used for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes. LPG is also commonly used in restaurants, industries, and cars; however, the home continues to be the main site for accidents. In Turkey, the increased usage of LPG as a cooking or heating fuel has resulted in many burn injuries from LPG mishaps. Between January 2000 and June 2011, 56 LPG-burned patients were compared with 112 flame-burned patients. There were no significant differences with respect to the mean age, sex, hospitalization time, and mortality in both groups. In the LPG-caused burn cases, 41 burns (73.2%) occurred at home, seven (12.5) were work-related mishaps, and eight (14.3) were associated with car accidents. The majority of the LPG burns (82%, 46 patients) resulted from a gas leak, and 18% of them were related to the failure to close LPG tubes in the patients' kitchens (10 patients). Burns to the face and neck (82 vs 67%, P = .039) and upper (62 vs 23%, P = .000) and lower (70 vs 45%, P = .002) extremities were significantly higher in LPG-caused burn cases than flame-burned cases. General awareness regarding the risk of LPG and first aid for burns appears to be lacking. The LPG delivery system should be standardized throughout countries that widely use LPG.

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“…There are reports about burns caused by explosion of the LPG tanks, [4] but dangers of cold burns from LPG must also be taken into account. [5] Our patient was a teacher and had no knowledge about the cooling effect of the autogas, and thus did not take any preventive measure like wearing gloves while trying to repair the car.…”

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confidence: 99%