Steam vaporizer injuries
Colombo, J.L.; Hopkins, R.L.; Waring, W.W.
Pediatrics 67(5): 661-663
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 7254994 Document Number: 180539
There were an estimated 656 cases of vaporizer-related injuries seen in hospital emergency departments in 1979. Two cases of burns with respiratory involvement were described. Both children were directly exposed to steam from commercial vaporizers and suffered cutaneous and respiratory burns. These cases emphasized the hazards of steam vaporizers, devices that have no proven therapeutic benefits.