Steam vaporizer burn injuries

Angela Aggarwal; Richard F. Edlich; Harvey N. Himel

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(94)00113-8

Steam vaporizer burn injuries

Angela Aggarwal, Richard F. Edlich, Harvey N. Himel

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Abstract

Steam vaporizers increase indoor relative humidity by releasing steam into the air. The temperature of the steam is sufficiently high to cause severe burns. We report two cases of children who received partial thickness burns from steam vaporizers. Because of the high risk of burn injury, the manufacturers should be required to label the surface of the boiling chamber of the vaporizer with a warning statement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-58
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(94)00113-8
State	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

burns
humidification
steam
vaporizer

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