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S J Barnes1, D M Mercer, T D Cochrane

  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK.

Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
|August 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
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The characteristic crow's foot pattern around the eye after flash burns is caused by the protective blink reflex. This injury results from convected heat energy, not radiant energy.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Burn Medicine
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Flash burns can cause characteristic periorbital injuries.
  • The 'crow's foot' pattern is a notable sign of such burns around the eye.