BIOMAT Database Logo BIOMAT Database Logo

Butane firebreathing in adolescents: a potentially dangerous practice. 1984

W W Marsh

Firebreathing is sometimes seen in magic acts. This is, potentially, a very dangerous practice without the proper precautions. What follows is a report of an adolescent who became a habitual butane firebreather after imitating this act. He developed hemorrhagic esophagitis and gastritis. The type of adolescent who may experiment with dangerous practices is discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002073 Butanes Four-carbon alkanes with the formula C4H10. Isobutane,Isobutanes
D004941 Esophagitis INFLAMMATION, acute or chronic, of the ESOPHAGUS caused by BACTERIA, chemicals, or TRAUMA. Esophagitides
D006471 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D019966 Substance-Related Disorders Disorders related to substance use or abuse. Chemical Dependence,Drug Abuse,Drug Addiction,Drug Dependence,Drug Habituation,Drug Use Disorder,Drug Use Disorders,Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced,Substance Abuse,Substance Dependence,Substance Related Disorder,Substance Use,Substance Use Disorder,Substance Use Disorders,Prescription Drug Abuse,Substance Addiction,Abuse, Drug,Abuse, Prescription Drug,Abuse, Substance,Addiction, Drug,Addiction, Substance,Chemical Dependences,Dependence, Chemical,Dependence, Drug,Dependence, Substance,Dependences, Chemical,Disorder, Drug Use,Disorder, Substance Related,Disorder, Substance Use,Disorders, Substance Related,Drug Abuse, Prescription,Habituation, Drug,Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced,Related Disorder, Substance,Related Disorders, Substance,Substance Abuses,Substance Uses,Use, Substance

Related Publications

W W Marsh
Rapid cooling: a potentially dangerous practice.
March 1994, Perfusion,
W W Marsh
Potentially dangerous treatment.
June 2010, Deutsches Arzteblatt international,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
February 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
April 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
April 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
April 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
April 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
April 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
July 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
W W Marsh
[Lithium, a potentially dangerous drug].
November 2005, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Copied contents to your clipboard!