Smoking on Long Term Oxygen Therapy

Narek Sargsyan^*

North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Way, London, UK

*Corresponding Author: Narek Sargsyan
North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Way, London N18 1QX, United Kingdom
Tel: +447447113330
E-mail: narek.sargsyan00@gmail.com

Received: August 27, 2019 Accepted: September 13, 2019 Published: September 20, 2019

Citation: Sargsyan N (2019) Smoking on Long Term Oxygen Therapy. J Clin Image Case Rep 3:1.

A 78-year-old male presented to the emergency department with severe full thickness burns to his face, hands and back. During the course of receiving oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he placed the oxygen mask on his head in order to allow him to smoke a cigarette, which resulted in an explosion.