PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G J Offer
AU  - D Nanan
AU  - J N Marshall
TI  - Thermal injury to the upper aerodigestive tract after microwave heating of food.
AID  - 10.1136/emj.12.3.216
DP  - 1995 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
PG  - 216--217
VI  - 12
IP  - 3
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/12/3/216.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/12/3/216.full
SO  - Arch Emerg Med1995 Sep 01; 12
AB  - Microwave-heated food may cause serious injury if it is not allowed to cool before consumption. We describe a case in which a hypopharyngeal burn occurred following consumption of a microwave-heated potato immediately after cooking.