SPRAY-INDUCED FROSTBITE IN A CHILD - A NEW HAZARD WITH NOVEL AEROSOL PROPELLANTS

被引：28

作者：

LACOUR, M ^{[1
]}

LECOULTRE, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV GENEVA,CHIRURG PEDIAT CLIN,30 BD CLUSE,CH-1211 GENEVA 4,SWITZERLAND

来源：

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY | 1991年 / 8卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1525-1470.1991.tb00860.x

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 ;

摘要：

A case of deep frostbite occurred in an 8.5-year-old child. The lesion was due to the improper use of a toilet air freshener and was severe enough to require a skin graft. The propellants contained in the spray were propane and butane. We measured the temperature of this aerosol during spraying (-40-degrees) in comparison with an ethyl chloride spray (-3-degrees) widely used for local skin anesthesia. This difference is mainly due to the much lower evaporation temperature of propane (-42.2-degrees) and butane (-0.6-degrees) compared with ethyl chloride (12.5-degrees). This child aimed the spray directly toward his skin, thus producing a deep frostbite. We wish to draw the attention of clinicians to this potential hazard with new propellants, since they should soon replace chlorohydrofluorocarbons throughout the world for ecologic reasons.

引用

页码：207 / 209

页数：3

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