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carburetor BURNS
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A relatively
common cause of burn injury involves pouring
gasoline into a carburetor in an attempt to
start a car. When a vehicle runs out of
fuel, an airlock can develop in the fuel
line between a newly filled gas tank and the
carburetor. To provide an adequate fuel/air
mixture, gasoline may be placed into the
carburetor to prime the engine.
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Priming carburetors using gasoline is a
dangerous and unnecessary practice and can
produce an explosion or fire!
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Contact of
the gasoline or its vapors with hot metal
(i.e., the car's engine).
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Gasoline
ignition caused by an accident by an
electrical spark from the electrical
system of the automobile.
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Ignition due
to excessive gasoline in the manifold
causing backfire.
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Prevention education should be aimed at driver
education and auto repair classes.
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Backfires and
explosions can cause burns. The occurrence
if these injuries is underestimated since
many are small flash burns. Typically the
burns occur to the face, neck and/or arms.
This type of injury is most common in young
adult males. |
