Rare chemical burns: Review of the Literature

There are many chemicals that can cause burns. Although they are generally acidic and basic in nature, there are more than one million known chemical compounds, of which 300 have been declared highly hazardous chemical substances by the National Fire Protection Society. Chemical burns account for ap...

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Published inInternational wound journal Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 1330 - 1338
Main Authors Akelma, Hakan, Karahan, Zeki A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2019
Subjects
Acetic Acid - toxicity
Acetone - toxicity
Air Bags - adverse effects
Burns, Chemical - etiology
Burns, Chemical - pathology
Caustics - toxicity
chemical burns injury
Cyanoacrylates - toxicity
Humans
Hydrocarbons - toxicity
Hydroquinones - toxicity
injury mechanism
Original
rare chemical agents
Sodium Hydroxide - toxicity
treatment strategies
treatment strategies
injury mechanism
rare chemical agents
chemical burns injury
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Summary:There are many chemicals that can cause burns. Although they are generally acidic and basic in nature, there are more than one million known chemical compounds, of which 300 have been declared highly hazardous chemical substances by the National Fire Protection Society. Chemical burns account for approximately 10.7% of all burn injuries and 30% of deaths because of burns. Chemicals can be classified as acid, alkali, organic, and inorganic compounds. Acids act by denaturing and coagulating proteins. Alkaline burns cause deeper burns than acid burns.
Bibliography:Hakan Akelma and Zeki A. Karahan contributed equally to the development of this study.
ISSN:1742-4801
1742-481X
DOI:10.1111/iwj.13193