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David W. Becker, Jr, MD
Boise, Idaho

JAMA. 1980;243(4):330.

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To the Editor.—

A 9-year-old girl and her older sister were playing in the backyard when they became curious about the contents of a used whiskey barrel purchased that day by their father as a decorative yard ornament. A match was ignited to further illuminate the object. The explosion that followed was heard at the end of the block. The lid of the whiskey barrel was blown over the house into the front yard. The 9-year-old girl suffered first-, second-, and third-degree burns over her face, the anterior portion of her chest, and both hands.

On the same day, two other children were seen in another emergency room in the same town for injuries received when a similar whiskey barrel exploded, throwing them against a fence. Neither of these children was seriously injured.

I had previously been unaware of the hazard presented by used whiskey barrels, which are seen with . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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