A 46-year-old man presented with a unique partial thickness burn to the tip of his penis that resulted from contact with a 150-watt halogen reading lamp. The mechanism and prevention of halogen lamp burns are discussed, and the hazardous nature of halogen lamps is presented.
Corrective action to improve safety of halogen torchiere floor lamps.Report of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207, Release #97-173, August 21, 1997.
6.
Report of New York State Consumer Protection Board on the Safety of Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamps.New York: New York State Consumer Protection Board, September 3, 1997.
