Cellular phone collateral damage: A review of burns associated with lithium battery powered mobile devices

Highlights • Systematic review of burns sustained from cellphone use and there management. • Case report of thigh burn sustained secondary to cellphone battery malfunction. • Optimization of cellphone safety with discussion of burn eliciting factors.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Burns Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. e61 - e64
Main Authors:	Mankowski, Peter J., M.Sc, Kanevsky, Jonathan, M.D.,C.M, Bakirtzian, Parseh, M.D.,C.M, Cugno, Sabrina, M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2016
Subjects:	Adolescent Burns, Chemical - etiology Burns, Electric - etiology Cell Phone Cellphone Cellular phone Critical Care Electric Power Supplies Humans Lithium battery Lithium Compounds Male Partial thickness burn Thermal runaway Lithium battery Cellular phone Partial thickness burn Cellphone Thermal runaway
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Summary:	Highlights • Systematic review of burns sustained from cellphone use and there management. • Case report of thigh burn sustained secondary to cellphone battery malfunction. • Optimization of cellphone safety with discussion of burn eliciting factors.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:	0305-4179 1879-1409
DOI:	10.1016/j.burns.2015.10.012