Open AccessFatal Burn due to Solarium
Author(s) -
Celaletti̇n Sever
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1309-2014
pISSN - 1309-0720
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.204
Subject(s) - medicine , burn out , severe burn , intensive care medicine , surgery , nursing
Radiation burns are uncommon and their etiologies are various. The ultraviolet lights are also a source of radiation burns. We present a case of life-threatening radiation burn caused by long wave ultraviolet lights (UV) at the solarium center. Up to now, despite its widespread use, fatal radiation burns caused by the indoor tanning device at the solarium center have not been reported. The circumstances of this injury and preventive measures are discussed