Citation

Harshman J, Vojvodic M, Rogers AD. CJEM 2018; 20(S2): S20-S28.

Affiliation

*Ross Tilley Burn Centre,Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,Toronto,ON.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/cem.2017.32

PMID

28566106

Abstract

Electronic cigarettes, often referred to as e-cigarettes, have established a considerable market in North America over the last decade. In parallel to this trend, there has been a surge of e-cigarette battery explosions reported in the general media. Given the growing number of such events, acute care physicians should recognize the associated risks and injury patterns and initiate appropriate treatment. This report presents two cases of burn injuries from e-cigarette battery explosions requiring surgical management. The accompanying comprehensive literature review highlights the emerging importance of e-cigarettes as an aetiology of burn injury.

Language: en

Keywords

burns; e-cigarettes; lithium ion battery; vaping