White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity
First discovered in 1669, white phosphorus is well known for its use in military warfare (Davis, 2002). Its application has since been expanded to include industrial disinfectants, fertilisers and fireworks (Davis, 2002). Exposure to white phosphorus can lead to severe chemical burns with high morbi...
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| author | Eimear Phoenix Varit Suwanwalaikorn Jordan Wilkinson Colin M. Morrison Roisin T. Dolan |
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| description | First discovered in 1669, white phosphorus is well known for its use in military warfare (Davis, 2002). Its application has since been expanded to include industrial disinfectants, fertilisers and fireworks (Davis, 2002). Exposure to white phosphorus can lead to severe chemical burns with high morbidity and potentially fatal systemic effects. Fortunately, civilian casualties from this potent agent are remarkably rare with few reports in the literature to date (Frank et al., 2008; Aviv et al., 2017). We present the case of a 27-year-old fisherman who sustained a chemical burn to his right hand from a substance suspected to be white phosphorus. We propose an evidence-based algorithm to guide non-military physicians literature on the acute management of white phosphorus burns to optimise timely emergency management of this uncommonly encountered substance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b58b10fd4eec4d038a4781426d89f74d2025-08-20T03:47:09ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402024-04-015010098310.1016/j.tcr.2024.100983White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entityEimear Phoenix0Varit Suwanwalaikorn1Jordan Wilkinson2Colin M. Morrison3Roisin T. Dolan4Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland; Corresponding author at: Suite 1, Dept of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, St Stephen's Green, Dublin, IrelandFirst discovered in 1669, white phosphorus is well known for its use in military warfare (Davis, 2002). Its application has since been expanded to include industrial disinfectants, fertilisers and fireworks (Davis, 2002). Exposure to white phosphorus can lead to severe chemical burns with high morbidity and potentially fatal systemic effects. Fortunately, civilian casualties from this potent agent are remarkably rare with few reports in the literature to date (Frank et al., 2008; Aviv et al., 2017). We present the case of a 27-year-old fisherman who sustained a chemical burn to his right hand from a substance suspected to be white phosphorus. We propose an evidence-based algorithm to guide non-military physicians literature on the acute management of white phosphorus burns to optimise timely emergency management of this uncommonly encountered substance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024000062Chemical burnsHand burnsHand trauma, upper limb trauma |
| spellingShingle | Eimear Phoenix Varit Suwanwalaikorn Jordan Wilkinson Colin M. Morrison Roisin T. Dolan White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity Trauma Case Reports Chemical burns Hand burns Hand trauma, upper limb trauma |
| title | White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity |
| title_full | White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity |
| title_fullStr | White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity |
| title_short | White phosphorous civilian hand burns – An aid to timely treatment of a rare entity |
| title_sort | white phosphorous civilian hand burns an aid to timely treatment of a rare entity |
| topic | Chemical burns Hand burns Hand trauma, upper limb trauma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024000062 |
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