Corneoscleral Laceration and Ocular Burns Caused by Electronic Cigarette Explosions

Paley, Grace; Echalier, E. Lacey; Eck, Thomas; Hong, Augustine; Farooq, Asim V.; Gregory, Darren G.; Lubniewski, Anthony J.

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“…42 publications presenting 126 cases of injury were identified. The majority of injuries were caused due to explosion (82/126), including 48 assembled devices [21,, 20 self-exploded batteries [95,97,102,111,112,[115][116][117] and 14 without specifying [118]. Second most common injury was thermal burns (24/126) caused by 14 self-combusted batteries [21,111,115,[119][120][121][122], 6 self-combusted assembled devices [115,120,123,124], 2 exploding devices [99,102], 1 in-pocket e-cigarette self-activation [125] and 1 case for which the ignition was induced by a motorcycle crash [111].…”

Section: Traumatic Injurymentioning

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A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist

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Kapetanstrataki

Evangelopoulou

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Following the recent electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) illness outbreak, the current review aimed to collect all related clinical cases for study and analysis and provide a critical synopsis of the proposed injury mechanism. Adhering to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) guidelines, e-cigarette-related clinical cases were identified via Google Scholar and PubMed databases. Additionally, references of published case reports and previous review papers were manually searched, revealing 159 publications presenting e-cigarette-related case reports and 19 reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 238 individual cases were identified; 53% traumatic injuries due to e-cigarette explosion or self-combustion, 24% respiratory cases, and 12% poisonings. Additional cases pertained to oral, cardiovascular, immunologic, hematologic, allergic reactions, infant complications, and altered medication levels. Case reports were mainly published between 2016–2019 (78%). The oldest case, a lipoid pneumonia, was published in 2012. The current review showed that e-cigarette-related health effects extend beyond the acute lung injury syndrome, including traumatic, thermal injuries and acute intoxications. Physicians should be aware of the distinct clinical presentations and be trained to respond and treat effectively. Regulators and public health authorities should address the regulatory gap regarding electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and novel tobacco products.

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Section: Traumatic Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist

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Kapetanstrataki

Evangelopoulou

et al. 2020

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“…A total of 31 articles 8,9,11,13,[16][17][18]20,23,[25][26][27][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] met the review's inclusion criteria ( Figure 1). These were published from 2015 to 2017 in a variety of medical journals.…”

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“…It is also worth noting that besides burns, other cases of e-cigarette explosions involved a variety of serious injuries. Such injuries were inflicted to the hands 8,9 , face 10 , eyes [11][12][13] , mouth (e.g. lacerations, broken/missing t eeth) 8,11,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] , and also resulted in broken neck bones 21 .…”

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Burn injuries caused by e-cigarette explosions: A systematic review of published cases

Seitz

Kabir

2018

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION E-cigarettes have the potential to cause burns from batteries that explode. Although e-cigarette explosion burns have been reported by the media (e.g. local online news, blogs), there is a need for a comprehensive review of published medical case reports regarding these injuries. METHODS CINAHL and PubMed were systematically searched using common terms regarding e-cigarettes (electronic cigarette, e-cigarette, vape, vaping, electronic nicotine delivery systems) in every combination with the term 'explosion'. Peerreviewed articles were included if they: were written in English, described case reports of burn injuries caused by e-cigarette explosions, and were published in any year. Cases were categorized by demographics, location of the e-cigarette explosion, burned body areas, types of burns, total body surface area of burns, the need for skin grafting, and the length of hospital stay. RESULTS Thirty-one articles were included in the review and described 164 cases. Most patients (90%) were male and between 20 to 29 years old. In the majority of cases (65%), e-cigarettes exploded in pockets, compared to exploding in the face or hand. Common burned areas included the thigh, hand, genitals, and face. Burn severity was typically second-degree burns (35%) or a combination of seconddegree and third-degree burns (20%). In all, 48 patients required skin grafting, with 19 reporting a median hospital stay of 5 days. CONCLUSIONS This review has several implications, including the need for regulation of batteries, education regarding battery safety, and leveraging images of the severity of e-cigarette explosion burns to discourage the use of e-cigarettes.

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“…Da die Nutzer der E-Zigaretten überwiegend unter 25 Jahre alt sind, sind vor allem jüngere Patienten von Unfällen betroffen. Diese Unfälle betrafen Hand [79,80], Gesicht [81,82], Augen [83][84][85], Mund [79,83,86,87] und resultierten auch in Verletzungen der Halswirbelsäule [88]. In der Regel explodieren E-Zigaretten, wenn sie sich in der Hosentasche befinden und führen so vor allem zu Verletzungen im Hüft-und Oberschenkelbereich.…”

Section: Neuartiger Verletzungsmechanismus: Explosion Elektronische Zunclassified

Die Verbrannte Hand – Neuheiten und aktuelle Forschung

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Tapking

Branski

2019

Handchir Mikrochir plast Chir

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ZusammenfassungEine funktionierende Handmotorik ist im täglichen Leben und in der Arbeitswelt unverzichtbar. Selbst kleinere Verbrennungen können selbige entweder direkt oder durch Narbenbildung wesentlich einschränken. Erhalt und Wiederherstellung der Handfunktion sind essenziell für das körperliche und seelische Wohlbefinden von Verbrennungspatienten, zumal eine Einschränkung zu sozialer Isolation und Berufsunfähigkeit führen kann. Obwohl eine Hand nur 3 % der gesamten Körperoberfläche repräsentiert, werden Handverbrennungen als schwere Verbrennung eingestuft und zählen zu den primären Indikationen zur Behandlung in einem Verbrennungszentrum. Bei mehr als 80 % aller schweren Verbrennungen sind die Hände beteiligt und zählen somit zu den am häufigsten betroffenen Körperregionen. Unabhängig von der Schwere der gesamten Verbrennung ist den Händen höchste Priorität beizumessen.Weiterentwicklungen in der Akut- und Langzeitbehandlung von Brandverletzungen der Hand sollten zum Ziel haben, eine langfristige Verbesserung der funktionellen und ästhetischen Ergebnisse zu erlangen. Zudem soll auch bei schwerer Handverbrennung die Wiedereingliederung in Alltag und Berufsleben angestrebt werden. Der Zweck dieser Übersichtsarbeit ist es, die aktuelle Forschung auf dem Gebiet der Handverbrennung aufzuzeigen und Teilbereiche zu identifizieren, in denen in Zukunft intensivere Forschung betrieben werden sollte. Wir fassen in dieser Arbeit relevante Original- und Übersichtsarbeiten der letzten Jahre auf dem Gebiet der Handverbrennung zusammen. Neuheiten zu Akutbehandlung, Nachbehandlung, Rekonstruktion, der Verletzung durch E-Zigaretten sowie zur Funktionsbeurteilung werden vorgestellt und in Kontext zu bewährten Methoden gestellt. Die Problematik mangelnder Forschungsprojekte und potenzielle Forschungsideen werden aufgezeigt.

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Corneoscleral Laceration and Ocular Burns Caused by Electronic Cigarette Explosions

Cited by 35 publications

References 3 publications

A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist

A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist

Burn injuries caused by e-cigarette explosions: A systematic review of published cases

Die Verbrannte Hand – Neuheiten und aktuelle Forschung

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