Burn due to a sawdust explosion.
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چکیده
Burns due to explosions of various types of inflammable dust have been reported, including coal dust, flour and grain dust. A 33-year-old worker was burned over 33 per cent of his body surface area in a sawdust explosion. Recovery was uneventful. This is the first reported case due to this mechanism as far as we have been able to ascertain.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
دوره 22 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996