Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
| Case No | Age/Gender | % TBSA | Mechanism | Burn Depth | Location | Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26, M | 5.5 | Battery self-combusted in pants pocket | Mixed partial and full thickness | Left thigh, scrotal area, left lower leg including inguinal region | Bacitracin and Silvadene cream |
| 2 | 46, M | 4.5 | Battery exploded in lap | Partial thickness | Left thigh | Silvadene |
| 3 | 19, M | 3.5 | Battery explosion | Mixed partial and full thickness | Left hand and forearm, left thigh | Excision and STSG |
| 4 | 29, M | 4.5 | Battery self-combusted in pants pocket | Near-circumferential full-thickness | Left thigh | Excision and STSG |
| 5 | 19, M | 2 | Motorcycle crash inducing ignition of in pants pocket | Mixed partial and full thickness | Right thigh | Silver nylon |
| 6 | 18, F | 1 | Actively in use in moutha | Partial thickness | Right hand | Bacitracin, Xeroform |
| 7 | 38, M | 5 | Battery self-combusted in pants pocket | Mixed partial and full thickness | Right thigh | Excision and STSG |
| 8 | 22, M | 3 | Battery self-combusted in pants pocket secondary to contact with keys | Partial thickness | Left thumb left antero-medial thigh | 5% Sulfamylon solution |
| 9 | 29, M | 27.25 | Vaporizer explosion engulfed clothes in flames | Mixed deep partial and full thickness | Bilateral upper extremities, face, ear, anterior chest, abdomen | Excision and STSGb |
| 10 | 22, M | 3.25 | Battery self-combusted in pants pocket | Mixed partial thickness | Right thigh, right hand | Surgical debridement and Silverlon |
STSG, split-thickness skin grafting.
a
Patient also sustained anterior dislocation and possible luxation/extrusion of the upper incisors with associated alveolar fracture, tissue avulsion of her upper lip and laceration of the hard palate of her mouth.
b
Six months after his initial injury, the patient underwent elective contracture releases of his axillary region and at ten months, he underwent a contracture release of both hands.