Cole M, Herndon H N, Desai M H, Abston S
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1986 Nov-Dec;7(6):532-4.
One hundred twenty-two patients between the ages of 10 and 15 were admitted to the Shriners Burns Institute between July 1981 and November 1984. Seventy-five of the 122 patients sustained burns as a direct result of liquid gasoline explosions. Thirty patients had thrown gasoline on a fire and 17 others admitted to having ignited gasoline with a match. During admission interviews, none of the patients admitted to gasoline sniffing; however, 19 patients were subsequently found to have been sniffing gasoline at the time of the accident. All of the patients with gasoline burns sustained much larger burns, had longer hospitalizations, and required more surgery than did patients burned by other means. Similarly, the 19 patients who had been sniffing gasoline had larger burns, had longer hospital stays, and required more surgery than did those injured by gasoline in other accidents. The most common cause of thermal injury in the ten-to-15 year age group is a gasoline-related accident. The histories of a large number of these adolescents may be compatible with explosions related to gasoline sniffing. Educational efforts relating to the explosive nature of the substance and the dangers of gasoline sniffing are warranted.
1981年7月至1984年11月期间，122名年龄在10岁至15岁之间的患者被收治进施赖纳烧伤研究所。122名患者中有75名因液态汽油爆炸直接烧伤。30名患者向火中泼洒了汽油，另有17名患者承认用火柴点燃了汽油。在入院访谈中，没有患者承认有吸食汽油的行为；然而，随后发现其中19名患者在事故发生时一直在吸食汽油。所有汽油烧伤患者的烧伤面积都大得多，住院时间更长，并且比其他方式烧伤的患者需要更多的手术。同样，19名吸食汽油的患者比在其他事故中因汽油受伤的患者烧伤面积更大，住院时间更长，需要更多的手术。10至15岁年龄组热损伤最常见的原因是与汽油有关的事故。这些青少年中许多人的病史可能与吸食汽油相关的爆炸相符。有必要开展有关该物质的爆炸性以及吸食汽油危险性的教育工作。
