Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) (Figure 1) is a plant-derived spice that has been traditionally used for centuries as food preservative and as medicinal plants [1].

The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and bactericide activities of clove are mainly due to its major components, which is the eugenol with a concentration rate ranging from to (77-95%) [2,3].

Clove is generally safe when taken in foods in lower concentrations [4], however, it is not recommended as a topical application on skin due to insufficiency of safety and toxicity data [5]; it was found to be highly cytotoxic for human fibroblasts and endothelial cells [6] leading to allergic skin reactions (burning, hives, itching, irritation, rash…), ulcer formation and/or tissue necrosis [7].

Burns are very frequent and affect approximately 1% of the general population every year. The
immunocompromising effects of burns, hospital stay; diagnostic and therapeutic procedures put
those patients at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Pediatric burn patients are susceptible
to a broad spectrum of infections representing the most common and severe complication in this
population.

Over the last few years patient survival after burn injury has increased; however, despite advances
in the management of burn patients, infections remain the most common cause of morbidity and
mortality.

Background: Burn wounds caused by airbags deployment are infrequent, and with the increasing use of these safety feature in cars the documentation and sharing of the information related to these injuries is important to help improve the design of airbags and give the treating clinicians some background knowledge when treating injuries of similar nature.

Case presentation: This is a case report of lady who sustained a chemical burn injury to her finger following the deployment of airbags when she had a frontal car collision. The pH of the wound has helped to establish the pathophysiology of the wound.

Conclusion: Thorough history and examination help to detect minor injuries which can be overlooked otherwise. Airbags are associated with both friction and chemical burns, and pH of the burn wound helped in differentiating between them, and decides on first aid and appropriate management and follow ups.

Burns are a common global cause of injury; however iatrogenic burns are rare and preventable mode of injury. We report two cases who sustained superficial partial thickness burns from ECG monitoring leads during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The two patients have sustained 0.2% and <1% superficial partial thickness burn of their Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) respectively. Common features included a relatively long duration of spine MR scanning (90 and 30 minutes) and high Body Mass Index (BMI). Both patients made uneventful recovery and were discharged within 24 hours of admission. It is still uncertain whether injuries were thermal or electrically-induced, however several mechanisms have been implied. These include electromagnetic inductionheating, the antenna effect and current induction through a closed loop. In this report, we discuss the proposed mechanisms of injury and highlight the fundamental need for staff education, and preparing national guidelines and safety checklists to prevent similar injuries in the future.