A case series of domestic pressure cooker burns.

Pressure Cooker-A Potential Hazard in Domestic Setting.

Pressure cooker is an integral part of Asian kitchen, and is frequently used in Nepal. Steam under pressure generated while cooking has high boiling point and great penetrating power. The use of pressure cooker in kitchen is associated with unintentional injuries that mostly include pressure cooker burns. In rare instances the pressure cooker may accidently explode and may cause serious injurie...

Accidental pressure cooker lid blow-out.

Burn and mandible fracture due to pressure cooker explosion.

A burn case of 42-year-old female patient due to pressure cooker explosion associated with mandibular fracture is presented. After early tangential excision of the deep second- and third-degree-burn areas, a split-thickness skin grafting was applied. Open reduction and internal fixation therapy with miniplate system were done for linear symphysis fracture. As much as we know, there was no repor...

Pressure cooker ownership and food security in Aurangabad, India.

OBJECTIVE To explore associations between household food security and home gardening, use of soya and pressure cooker ownership in low-income households affected by HIV/AIDS in Aurangabad, India. DESIGN Cross-sectional pilot study which assessed household food security using the validated US Department of Agriculture's food security core-module questionnaire. Questions were added to explore h...

A note on urea estimation by diacetyl monoxime.

Rosenthal (1955) has described in great detail a method using diacetyl monoxime which is generally satisfactory for the routine estimation of urea in blood and urine except that complete colour development requires prolonged heating in boiling water. This disadvantage can be overcome by the use of a pressure cooker. The tubes of reaction mixture are immersed in a beaker filled with hot water to...