Steenkist C M, Beerthuizen G I, Oeseburg H B
Martini Ziekenhuis, Brandwondencentrum Noord- en Oost-Nederland, Groningen.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1997 May 3;141(18):865-8.
Burns due to fire-eating are relatively rare. In a short period (6 months) four patients (men aged 9, 22, 27, and 15) were sent to the Burns Centre of the Martini Hospital of Groningen, the Netherlands. They had used car petrol in stead of paraffin oil. Their burns were not very severe but they were hospitalized because of the risk of an inhalation injury, especially oedema of the glottis. Signs related to inhalation injury are: burned hairs of the nose, smut on the mucous membrane in the mouth and nose or in the sputum, hoarseness, increase of tachypnoea and dyspnoea. Burns in the face are suggestive of an inhalation injury, of which there are three forms: oedema of the glottis, tracheobronchitis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The four patients did not develop inhalation injury and recovered completely.
吞火所致烧伤相对少见。在短短6个月内，4名患者（年龄分别为9岁、22岁、27岁和15岁的男性）被送往荷兰格罗宁根马提尼医院烧伤中心。他们使用了汽车汽油而非石蜡油。他们的烧伤并不十分严重，但因有吸入性损伤的风险，尤其是声门水肿，所以住院治疗。与吸入性损伤相关的体征有：鼻毛烧焦、口鼻黏膜或痰液中有烟尘、声音嘶哑、呼吸急促和呼吸困难加重。面部烧伤提示有吸入性损伤，其有三种形式：声门水肿、气管支气管炎和急性呼吸窘迫综合征（ARDS）。这4名患者未发生吸入性损伤，且完全康复。
