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Burns Resulting From Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in Silicon Valley

Published:2024-05-27 Issue:5 Volume:45 Page:1350-1355
ISSN:1559-047X
Container-title:Journal of Burn Care & Research
language:en
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Author:

Silverstein Max L¹²^ORCID,Karanas Yvonne¹²,Sheckter Clifford C¹²

Affiliation:

1. Regional Burn Center, Division of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center , San Jose, CA 95128 , USA

2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Palo Alto, CA 94304 , USA

Abstract

Abstract The development of electric vehicles (EVs) has introduced novel technologies and manufacturing processes that expose workers to new risks of burn injury. We identified 6 patients who were admitted to our burn center for injuries that occurred while working in EV manufacturing facilities. The burns fell into 3 categories: flash flame burns due to lithium-ion battery explosions, high-voltage electrical injuries, and burns caused by contact with molten metal. Recognizing these recurrent patterns of injury should inform future prevention efforts and prepare health systems to evaluate and treat patients burned in EV manufacturing.

Funder

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jbcr/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jbcr/irae094/58273937/irae094.pdf

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