Cell phone explosion

Alok Atreya; Tanuj Kanchan; Samata Nepal; Bhuwan Raj Pandey

doi:10.1177/0025817215608977

Cell phone explosion

Med Leg J. 2016 Mar;84(1):18-21. doi: 10.1177/0025817215608977. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Authors

Alok Atreya¹, Tanuj Kanchan², Samata Nepal³, Bhuwan Raj Pandey⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forensic Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
² Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (A Constituent College of Manipal University), India tanuj.kanchan@manipal.edu tanujkanchan@yahoo.co.in.
³ Department of Community Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.

PMID: 26427492
DOI: 10.1177/0025817215608977

Abstract

Cell phone explosions and resultant burn injuries are rarely reported in the scientific literature. We report a case of cell phone explosion that occurred when a young male was listening to music while the mobile was plugged in for charging.

Keywords: Accidents; burns; cell phone; explosion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Burns / drug therapy*
Burns / pathology*
Cell Phone*
Explosions*
Humans
Male
Young Adult