Open AccessA propulsion injury following a spontaneous electronic cigarette explosion: A case report
Author(s) -
Cherrie Chan Yiru,
Devananthan Ilenghoven,
Shah Jumaat Mohd Yussof,
Salina Ibrahim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of surgical dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2424-9165
pISSN - 2424-9084
DOI - 10.18282/jsd.v2.i3.144
Subject(s) - safer , electronic cigarette , nicotine , medicine , computer security , computer science , pathology
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have become increasingly popular at an alarming rate. This coincides with the public perception that they are a safer mean of nicotine consumption. Unregulated devices carry unrecognized safety risks that have led to numerous cases of burns, associating with spontaneous combustions of e-cigarettes.
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