Publication: Pressure Cooker - A Potential Hazard in Domestic Setting
Date
2016
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Pressure cooker is an integral part of Asian kitchen, and is frequently used in
Nepal. Steam under pressure generated while cooking has high boiling point and
great penetrating power. The use of pressure cooker in kitchen is associated with
unintentional injuries that mostly include pressure cooker burns. In rare instances
the pressure cooker may accidently explode and may cause serious injuries. The
same mechanism is used in making explosive device for mass homicides. An
unusual case of penetrating facial injury sustained in a pressure cooker explosion
in a domestic setting is reported along with a brief review of literature on pressure
cooker explosions.
KEY WORDS
Domestic accidents, explosion, facial injury, foreign body, Nepal, pressure cooker
Description
Atreya A,1 Kanchan T,2 Nepal S3
1Department of Forensic Medicine
Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
3Department of Community Medicine
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
Keywords
Domestic accidents, Explosion, Facial injury, Foreign body, Nepal, Pressure cooker