A propulsion injury following a spontaneous electronic cigarette explosion

  • Cherrie Chan Yiru Hospital Sungai Buloh
  • Devanathan Ilenghoven Hospital Sungai Buloh
  • Shah Jumaat Mohd. Yussof Universiti Teknologi Mara
  • Salina Ibrahim Hospital Sungai Buloh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/jsd.v2.i3.144
Keywords: e-cigarette, electronic cigarette, spontaneous combustion, burns

Abstract

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have become increasingly popular at an alarming rate. This coincides with the public perception that they are a safer mean of nicotine consumption. Unregulated devices carry unrecognized safety risks that have led to numerous cases of burns, associating with spontaneous combustions of e-cigarettes. 

 

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Published
2020-01-12
Issue
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)
Section
Case Reports

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