The potential fire risk of emollients when dried on viscose bandages

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dc.contributor.authorHall, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorHousam, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorMcDermott, Roisin
dc.date.acceptance2022-11
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-08T16:35:55Z
dc.date.available2023-03-08T16:35:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-03
dc.descriptionThe file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.en
dc.description.abstractBackground – the potential fire risk of fabrics impregnated with emollients has been described within the health service, including ignition of bandages. The role of emollients in fire fatalities have also been included in coroner reports, as accelerating fires when present. Aims – although changes in burning behaviour is known, no standard tests have been carried out on bandages which are often used in conjunction with emollients. Method – using a standard vertical flammability test, the flammability of viscose bandage was compared to when impregnated with nine dried on emollients with low to high and non-paraffin content. Findings – the time to ignition was significantly reduced with an emollient present and the glowing time was longer. Conclusions – the same safety advise applies to viscose bandages as other fabrics with emollients; do not expose them to naked flames or high heat sources or allow emollients to build up on bandages.en
dc.funderNo external funderen
dc.identifier.citationMcDermott, R., Taylor, L., Housam, N. and Hall, S. (2023) The potential fire risk of emollients when dried on viscose bandages. British Journal of Community Nursing, 28 (2),en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.2.96
dc.identifier.issn1462-4753
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/22584
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherMA Healthcareen
dc.researchinstituteLeicester Institute for Pharmaceutical Innovation - From Molecules to Practice (LIPI)en
dc.subjectfire risken
dc.subjectviscose bandagesen
dc.subjectemollientsen
dc.subjectflammability of bandagesen
dc.titleThe potential fire risk of emollients when dried on viscose bandagesen
dc.typeArticleen

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