Citation

Oztürk S, Karagoz H. J. Travel Med. 2015; 22(4): 267-268.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, International Society of Travel Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jtm.12213

PMID

26058671

Abstract

Hot air balloon tours are very popular among travelers worldwide. Preventable burn injuries associated with hot air balloon rides have been reported during crashes into power lines, in propane burner explosions, and following contact with the propane burner tanks. We present a case of severe repeated sunburn, which poses another risk of preventable injury during hot air balloon rides, and briefly discuss the injury epidemiology of hot air balloon rides.

Language: en