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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov 5;9(1):e001652.
doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001652. eCollection 2024.

Vape grenade: a patient with maxillofacial injuries with C1-C2 fracture secondary to electronic cigarette blast injury

Arden Aron L Asuncion  1 , Aireen Patricia M Madrid  1   2   3   4 , Joseph T Juico  1 , Ivan Burke M Tan  1 , Ernest Stephen F Co  1 , Charles Arthur M Sydiongco  1
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Vape grenade: a patient with maxillofacial injuries with C1-C2 fracture secondary to electronic cigarette blast injury

Arden Aron L Asuncion et al. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency Treatment; Neck Injuries; Spinal Fractures; airway management.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. The electronic cigarette, bought online and used by the patient, is shown above (copper-colored), along with its extender (silver-colored).
Figure 2
Figure 2. The patient sustained avulsion on the lips and multiple broken teeth after the electronic cigarette exploded.
Figure 3
Figure 3. The sagittal views of the cervical CT scan show a comminuted fracture of the C1 (red circle) (a). Anterior to the fracture, a hyperdense focus is visible (white arrow) (a), representing shrapnel from the electronic cigarette that penetrated the patient’s oropharynx. The linear track of the shrapnel can be seen (yellow circle) (b). The fracture on the C2 vertebrae is likewise seen (blue circle) (b).
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