Inhalation trauma due to overheating in a microwave oven

The microwave oven is a kitchen appliance that has become increasingly popular in recent years. In some instances the temperature in the microwave oven can become exceedingly high. A case is discussed of a patient with respiratory distress after inhalation of gas from an overheated microwave oven.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 1993-03, Vol.48 (3), p.300-302
Hauptverfasser:	Zanen, A L, Rietveld, A P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Biological and medical sciences Drug Therapy, Combination Female Household Articles Humans Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - pathology Medical sciences Microwaves Oxygen - therapeutic use Parakeets Polytetrafluoroethylene - poisoning Prednisolone - therapeutic use Radiography Smoke Inhalation Injury - diagnostic imaging Smoke Inhalation Injury - drug therapy Smoke Inhalation Injury - pathology Smoke Inhalation Injury - veterinary Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	The microwave oven is a kitchen appliance that has become increasingly popular in recent years. In some instances the temperature in the microwave oven can become exceedingly high. A case is discussed of a patient with respiratory distress after inhalation of gas from an overheated microwave oven.
ISSN:	0040-6376 1468-3296
DOI:	10.1136/thx.48.3.300