Maxillofacial Injury due to Pressure Cooker Explosion in a 13-year-old child: Surpassing The Obvious

Authors

  • Kabiraj Poudel B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Bandana Koirala B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Mamta Dali B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Sneha Shrestha B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnapd.v1i1.41398

Keywords:

Explosion, maxillofacial trauma, pediatric, pressure cooker

Abstract

Pediatric maxillofacial trauma is quiet commonly encountered in the pediatric emergency department. Management of pediatric maxillofacial trauma depends upon the cause and extent of the injury. Maxillofacial trauma due to the explosion of pressure cooker is rare in children. Here, we report a case of pediatric maxillofacial injury due to the explosion of pressure cooker in a domestic setting.

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Author Biographies

Kabiraj Poudel, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Post-graduate Resident, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery

Bandana Koirala, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery

Mamta Dali, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Associate Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery

Sneha Shrestha, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery

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Published

2020-12-01

How to Cite

Poudel, K., Koirala, B., Dali, M., & Shrestha, S. (2020). Maxillofacial Injury due to Pressure Cooker Explosion in a 13-year-old child: Surpassing The Obvious. Journal of Nepalese Association of Pediatric Dentistry, 1(1), 20–22. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnapd.v1i1.41398

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Case Reports