TERRORIST BOMBING WITH A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL INSIDE TRAVELING CARS - AN OLD WEAPON FOR A NEW BURN SYNDROME

The 'Molotov cocktail' terrorist weapon which is thrown into a travell ing car has given a new type of injury to people who sustain massive s moke inhalation together with disfiguring burns of face, thighs, hands and chest, and post-traumatic psychological disorder The combination of petrol ignition with the synthetic fumes inside the care is a uniqu e occurrence with a high morbidity and mortality which is difficult to treat and to manage. We propose to show that the combination of all t he above components can be defined as the 'Molotov cocktail' burn synd rome.