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Flash burns to the face |
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| Authors: | S J Barnes D M Mercer T D Cochrane |
| Affiliation: | Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK. |
| Abstract: | A characteristic 'crow's foot' pattern is seen around the eye in many flash burns. The protective blink reflex underlies this, and the injury is due to convected rather than radiant energy. |
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