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- Title
Spray-Induced Frostbite in a Child: A New Hazard with Novel Aerosol Propellants.
- Authors
Lacour, Marc; Le Coultre, Claude
- Abstract
A case of deep frostbite occurred in an 8.5-year-old child. The lesion was due to the improper use of a toilet air freshener and was severe enough to require a skin graft. The propellants contained in the spray were propane and butane. We measured the temperature of this aerosol during spraying (-40°) in comparison with an ethyl chloride spray (-3°) widely used for local skin anesthesia. This difference is mainly due to the much lower evaporation temperature of propane (-42.2°) and butane (-0.6°) compared with ethyi chloride (12.5°). This child aimed the spray directly toward his skin, thus producing a deep frostbite. We wish to draw the attention of clinicians to this potential hazard with new propeltants, since they should soon replace chlorohydrofluorocarbons throughout the world for ecologic reasons.
- Subjects
AEROSOL propellants; FROSTBITE; ETHYL chloride; PROPANE; BUTANE; ANESTHESIA
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 1991, Vol 8, Issue 3, p207
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1470.1991.tb00860.x