Evaluation of Burn Injuries Related to Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Abstract

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.

Epidemiology and Outcome Analysis of 470 Patients with Hand Burns: A Five-Year Retrospective Study in a Major Burn Center in Southwest China

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Đặc điểm và kết quả điều trị bỏng lửa gas.

“…Tỷ lệ bỏng hô hấp trong nghiên cứu của chúng tôi là 5,91% còn tỷ lệ này trong nghiên cứu của Tarim M.A. và cộng sự là 8,9%, tỷ lệ bỏng hô hấp do bỏng lửa với do các nguyên nhân khác có khác biệt không đáng kể [5].…”

“…Jin R. và cộng sự (2018) cho thấy tỷ lệ tử vong ở bệnh nhân bỏng lửa gas là 4,1%; Tarim M. A. (2014) là 19,6% [4,5].…”

An Unusual Etiology in Cold Injury: Liquefied Petroleum Gas

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