RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hand sanitiser–fuelled fire performance and thermal injury: case report
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e235106
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-235106
VO 14
IS 6
A1 Samantha T Murphy
A1 Leopoldo C Cancio
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e235106.abstract
AB A 23-year-old man presented to our burn center after sustaining a 62.5% total body surface area burn during a fire performance, in which he applied alcohol-based hand sanitiser to his body and ignited it. The patient underwent 6 operations at this facility and was discharged after 41 days. Fire-performance art is a growing pastime and profession. This case demonstrates the hazards of using hand sanitiser during such activities.