Severe Case of Low Temperature Contact Burn with Rhabdomyolysis

Although low temperature contact burn doesn't have clear definition, it is used to describe the burn occurred by long time exposure under 50℃ temperature. 4(th) degree burn can be occurred by low temperature contact burn because of low pain, especially in patients who are insensitive to stimulation by various reasons. The under-floor heating system such as Ondol or electronic heating pad is popular in Korea because of the cultural influence. Although the upper limit surface temperature of electronic heating pad is 50℃, severe burn injury can happen by long time exposure. So we report a low temperature contact burn case of 4(th) degree involving gluteus maximus muscle of the buttock caused by electric heating pad, which led to Rhabdomyolysis.

observation in prevention of phlebitis by thermotherapy with electric heating pad after peripher-ally inserted central catheter / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To observe the effect of phlebitis prevention by thermotherapy with electric heating pad after peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC). Methods 100 patients underwent PICC were randomly divided into two groups, 50 patients receiving thermotherapy with electric heating pad were named the experimental group, other 50 patients only given routine observation was selected as the control group.The incidence rate of phlebitis was compared between the two groups and the results went through χ2 teat. Results The phlebitis rate of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group. Conclusions Thermotherapy with electric heating pad can prevent phlebitis caused by peripheral-ly inserted central catheter (PICC) .