Inhalation injury related to use of petrolatum-based hair grease

Rebecca Bascom; E. F. Haponik; A. M. Munster

doi:10.1097/00004630-198407000-00017

Inhalation injury related to use of petrolatum-based hair grease

Rebecca Bascom, E. F. Haponik, A. M. Munster

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Petrolatum-based hair products were associated with face and scalp burns in five patients. Four of these patients had inhalation injury and two required intubation for acute upper airway obstruction. Users of these products and their physicians should be aware of this major hazard.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	327-330
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004630-198407000-00017
State	Published - 1984

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Surgery
General Nursing
Emergency Medicine
Rehabilitation
General Health Professions

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Inhalation injury related to use of petrolatum-based hair grease

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