| Literature DB >> 26170790 |
S Ioannidis1, G A Spyropoulou1, L Pavlidis1, D Dionyssiou1, E Demiri1.
Abstract
The electric fly-swatter is a household device used widely in Greece to kill mosquitoes. It consists of a racket-shaped electrical screen which is free of toxic and other chemicals. When the screen touches the insects, the contact generates an electric flash of light and the insects are incinerated. We present the case of a 15% flame burn caused by the flash of light produced by an electric fly-swatter. According to our review of the literature, this is the second case of burn injury caused by an electric fly swatter.Entities:
Keywords: domestic devices; electric fly swatter; partial thickness burns
Year: 2014 PMID： 26170790 PMCID： PMC4441306
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Burns Fire Disasters ISSN： 1592-9558