Fadeyibi I O, Izegbu M C, Benebo A S
Departments of Surgery, Burns and Plastic Unit and Morbid Anatomy, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos.
Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2008 Dec 31;21(4):219-20.
To illustrate the danger of wrong disposal of used dry-cell batteries in Lagos, Nigeria.
Information was extracted from the case notes of a patient who died following the explosion of a 1.5 volt dry-cell battery. No post-mortem was performed because the death certificate was inadvertently issued and the body was buried hurriedly according to Islamic rites.
A 53% burn involving the face, upper arm, trunk, and thigh was found on examination, in addition to inhalation injuries.
Dry-cell batteries are highly explosive when heated. There is a need to educate the populace about their explosive nature and to keep batteries away from children.
阐明在尼日利亚拉各斯错误处置废旧干电池的危险性。
从一名因1.5伏干电池爆炸死亡患者的病历中提取信息。由于意外开具了死亡证明且尸体按照伊斯兰教仪式匆忙掩埋,未进行尸检。
检查发现患者面部、上臂、躯干和大腿有53%的烧伤,此外还有吸入性损伤。
干电池受热时极具爆炸性。有必要对民众进行有关其爆炸性质的教育,并让电池远离儿童。