Burns and Fatal Acute Lung Injury Ignited by a Smartphone Charger during Non-Invasive Ventilation for COVID-19

Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Dec;22(10):1097-1098. doi: 10.1089/sur.2021.121. Epub 2021 Jun 9.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Burns, Acute and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
² Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
³ Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Medicine, Burns, Acute and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 34107747
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2021.121

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Lung Injury* / etiology
Burns*
COVID-19*
Humans
Noninvasive Ventilation*
Respiration, Artificial
SARS-CoV-2
Smartphone