Chemical burn due to contact with soda lime on the playground: a potential hazard for football players

P Benmeir; S Lusthaus; A Weinberg; A Neuman; A Eldad; M R Wexler

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(93)90128-u

Chemical burn due to contact with soda lime on the playground: a potential hazard for football players

Burns. 1993 Aug;19(4):358-9. doi: 10.1016/0305-4179(93)90128-u.

Authors

P Benmeir¹, S Lusthaus, A Weinberg, A Neuman, A Eldad, M R Wexler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 8357486
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4179(93)90128-u

Abstract

Two football players were treated for chemical burns of their genitalia and medial thighs caused by contact with soda lime used to line a playground. The cases are reported and the unusual mechanism causing the injury is described.

MeSH terms

Athletic Injuries / etiology*
Burns, Chemical / etiology*
Calcium Compounds*
Humans
Male
Oxides*
Penis / injuries
Scrotum / injuries
Soccer*
Sodium Hydroxide / adverse effects*
Thigh / injuries

Substances

Calcium Compounds
Oxides
soda lime
Sodium Hydroxide