Burns with Emollients
Date
2022-02-14
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Publisher
BMJ
Type
Article
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
What you need to know -Advise patients to continue using emollients but to be aware of burn risks, avoid naked flames, and stop smoking -Emollients are not flammable themselves but, when impregnated into fabric, can act as an accelerant -People most at risk are those with reduced ability to react quickly when emollient impregnated fabric is exposed to naked flames
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Keywords
Emollient flammability, emollients, burns, adverse drug reaction
Citation
Ridd, M. J., Hall, S., Lane, M.E., Roberts, A., and Williams, H.C. (2022) Burns with emollients. The British Medical Journal (practice – adverse drug reactions), 376: e066102