Electronic Vapor Cigarette Battery Explosion Causing Shotgun-like Superficial Wounds and Contusion

INTRODUCTION Electronic vapor cigarettes (E-cigarettes) were created in 2003 as an alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes have been available in the United States since 2006.1 The typical E-cigarette consists of a cartridge that contains liquid, an atomizer that heats the l...

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Main Authors: Siri Shastry, MD, Mark I. Langdorf, MD, MHPE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-03-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/25q3x7j8