What medical problems can result from exposure to a laptop explosion?

Question:

I'll try not to be vague here. I'm not talking about the effects that result when the person is directly in front of the explosion, i.e. burns, wounds, etc. I was wondering if breathing in the smoke could result in health problems? Would it contain toxins and carcinogens that would be harmful, even during brief exposure? Would it be expected to result in things like sinus pressure, headaches, fatigue, nasal discharge, etc.? I don't know if this makes any difference, but the laptop battery which caused the explosion was a lithium battery.

Answers:
Hi! I cant imagine that very short exposure could cause lasting effects.

A healthy person should be quite equiped to detoxify and process harmful things that are breathed in or absorbed through the skin. Of course, if you live in the west, you probably get a lot of non-organic chemicals from detergents, clothes, soaps, hygeine items, etc... so that can cause a bit of an overload over time. So the short exposure to the laptop would just add to this collection of chemicals that your body cant get rid of. (Some chemicals collect in the liver for example.)

No one is entirely sure how to prevent toxic build-up and some dont even think we ARE affected by the chemicals in our environment. To play it on the safe side, just eat a good diet with anti-oxidants and maybe think about an alternative de-tox program.

What medical problems can result from exposure to a laptop explosion?

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