22YOM PRESENTS AFTER SUSTAINING BURN INJURIES AND EMBEDDED METALLIC SHRAPNEL TO HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE HEATING A RUSTED CAST IRON COIL WITH A PROPANE TORCH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION OF RUST AND METAL FRAGMENTS. DX: FIRST DEGREE BURN OF BACK OF RIGHT HAND, METAL FOREIGN BODY IN DORSUM OF HAND
Date: 5/27/2025
Category: kitchen and cooking equipment
Product: PROPANE, LP OR BUTANE GAS TANKS OR FITTI
Products involved: TORCHES, NOT SPECIFIED; PROPANE, LP OR BUTANE GAS TANKS OR FITTI
Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Body part: Hand
Location: Not Recorded