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<PublisherName></PublisherName>
<JournalTitle>International Journal of Preventive Medicine</JournalTitle>
<Issn>2008-7802</Issn>
<Volume>2</Volume>
<Issue>4</Issue>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>08</Month>
<Day>13</Day>
</PubDate>
</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>Air-Freshener Burns: A New Paradigm in Burns Etiology?</ArticleTitle>
<FirstPage>181</FirstPage>
<LastPage>181</LastPage>
<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
<FirstName>Umran</FirstName>
<LastName>Sarwar</LastName>
<Affiliation>MBChB, BMedSci (Hons), S1 Plastic Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, England, United Kingdom.. u.sarwar@doctors.org.uk</Affiliation>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>M</FirstName>
<LastName>Nicolaou</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>MS</FirstName>
<LastName>Khan</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>E</FirstName>
<LastName>Tiernan</LastName>
</Author>
</AuthorList>
<History>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>05</Month>
<Day>04</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>08</Month>
<Day>11</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>08</Month>
<Day>08</Day>
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<Abstract>Objectives: We report a rare case of burns following the use of automated air-fresheners.Methods: We present a case report with a brief overview of the literature relating to burns associated with air-fresheners. The mechanism and treatment of these types of injuries are also described.Results: A 44 year-old female was admitted under the care of the burns team following burns secondary to an exploding air-freshener canister. The patient sustained burns to the face, thorax and arms resulting in a seven-day hospital admission. The burns were treated conservatively.Conclusions: To our knowledge this is one of the few documented cases of burns as a result of air-fresheners. As they become more ubiquitous, we anticipate the incidence of such cases to increase. As such, they pose a potential public health concern on a massive scale.Keywords: Air-freshener, Burns, Aerosol, Public health.</Abstract>
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