For young and youngish men of a certain disposition (regarding copper), these are exciting times, as this medical report attests. The report is: “Electrical burn injuries secondary to copper theft,” J.A. Dunne, D. J. Wilks, D.P. Mather, and J.M. Rawlins, European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, epub 2015. The authors, at St George’s Hospital, London, […]
Tag: burns
Red Hot Chilli – burns – best avoided
Dr. Pravin Jaiprakash Gupta, MS, FICS, FAIS, FASCRS, FACS of the Fine Morning Hospital and Research Center, Laxminagar, Nagpur, India, presents, in the journal Digestive Surgery, Vol. 24, No. 5, 2007, a paper entitled : Red Hot Chilli Consumption Is Harmful in Patients Operated for Anal Fissure – A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study. “Patients were […]
Fire breathing – the dangers
“Fire breathing is a stunning but potentially injurious stunt. The fire-breathers direct a mouthful of fuel forcefully or creates a fine mist by spitting through pursed lips which is ignited over a flame resulting in a stunning visual show of plume, pillar, ball, volcano, or a cloud of fire [Figure 2].” The potential injuries are […]
For Burns Night: Til All the Drip Dries Up
For Burns Night, again this year, we remind you about this song: “Till All the Drip Dries Up (The Doctor’s Woeful, Skinny Spouse)“: Till All the Drip Dries Up (The Doctor’s Woeful, Skinny Spouse) by A.S. Kaswell (with apologies to Robert Burns) (NOTE: this can be sung to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne“) O, my love’s got […]
Burns, Burns, Burns, and Burns on Fires
Burns can tell you a lot about fires. Some examples: “Use of Copper Powder Extinguishers on Lithium Fires,” by R. Burns, et al., 1994 “The application of CFD to the modelling of fires in complex geometries,” A.D. Burns, et al, 1992 “Hotel Fires Safety Tips,” A.C. Burns, 1981 “Building fire protection system and method for […]
To a louse on a lady
This week’s Classic Louse Poem is Robert Burn’s “To A Louse. On seeing one on a lady’s bonnet at church.” It begins: Ha! Whare ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie? Your impudence protects you sairly, I canna say but ye strut rarely Owre gauze and lace, Tho’ faith! I fear ye dine but sparely On sic […]
Toilet Tragedy: Smoked Butt to Burned Butt
A cautionary report: “A Rare Form of Burn Injury Sustained During Defaecation,” O. Nahlieli,A.M. Baruchin, E. Eliava, and L. Rosenberg, Burns, vol. 25, no. 5, August 1999, pp. 463–4, DOI 10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00019-4. [AIR 16:2]. The authors explain: A 20-year-old painter, soon after concluding his work, poured residual thinner fluid into a toilet without flushing it. After […]
Thankfully atypical burn #5
Bathtubs Methane build-up is not uncommon in sewage systems. Normally, a standard bathtub is substantially protected from methane back-leakage by the fluid-filled U-bend connected to the water outlet. But in case of failure, or excessive methane pressure, the gas can leak into the tub. Methane is highly flammable.
Thankfully atypical burn #8
Exploding microwaved eggs “Four of 41 burns from microwave ovens, presented by an international survey in 1986, were due to exploding microwave-heated eggs.” Fortunately though, “…the clinical presentation of a facial injury from an exploding microwave-heated egg is relatively constant and mild.”
Thankfully atypical burn #7
Lime “Burns due to lime, although well reported as a result of occupational exposure, are uncommon in the sports arena.” However, researchers from Morriston Hospital, Swansea, in Wales, do report at least one such case. A lime-induced chemical burn, severe enough to require minor surgery in a football goalkeeper. (Note: Lime as in calcium oxide, […]