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The diversity of wound presentation associated with freon contact frostbite injury.

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Wisler, JW; Wisler, JR; Coffey, R; Miller, SF
Published in: J Burn Care Res
2010

The authors report two cases of patients presenting with chemical frostbite-like injuries to the hands and wrists after contact exposure to Freon liquid. Although the history and initial physical presentations were quite similar, the severity of these injuries varied widely from superficial bullae to deep tissue injuries, requiring skin grafting and amputation of several digits. Freon is a widely used coolant in refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers, and water coolers, with a boiling point of -41°C. Although several cases of Freon-induced inhalational injury have been reported, few case reports of Freon-associated contact skin injury exist in the literature. The authors detail the broad diversity of injuries resulting from Freon contact as well as the first report of severe Freon injury necessitating skin grafting and amputation of multiple digits.

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J Burn Care Res

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EISSN

1559-0488

Publication Date

2010

Volume

31

Issue

5

Start / End Page

809 / 812

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Transplantation
  • Male
  • Mafenide
  • Humans
  • Hand Injuries
  • Frostbite
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Debridement
  • Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane
  • Burns, Chemical
 

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Wisler, J. W., Wisler, J. R., Coffey, R., & Miller, S. F. (2010). The diversity of wound presentation associated with freon contact frostbite injury. J Burn Care Res, 31(5), 809–812. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181eed452
Wisler, James W., Jonathan R. Wisler, Rebecca Coffey, and Sidney F. Miller. “The diversity of wound presentation associated with freon contact frostbite injury.J Burn Care Res 31, no. 5 (2010): 809–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181eed452.
Wisler JW, Wisler JR, Coffey R, Miller SF. The diversity of wound presentation associated with freon contact frostbite injury. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31(5):809–12.
Wisler, James W., et al. “The diversity of wound presentation associated with freon contact frostbite injury.J Burn Care Res, vol. 31, no. 5, 2010, pp. 809–12. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181eed452.
Wisler JW, Wisler JR, Coffey R, Miller SF. The diversity of wound presentation associated with freon contact frostbite injury. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31(5):809–812.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Burn Care Res

DOI

EISSN

1559-0488

Publication Date

2010

Volume

31

Issue

5

Start / End Page

809 / 812

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Transplantation
  • Male
  • Mafenide
  • Humans
  • Hand Injuries
  • Frostbite
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Debridement
  • Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane
  • Burns, Chemical