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We've been able to track the ownership of the picture back to the folks who took the picture and to the model/perpetrator/victim. He still works on campus & originally gave permission to use the image in UCSD safety training, but no-one is anxious to have it become common property of the whole on-line web community, so we won't be posting it here. Any suggestions for limiting distribution of something like this that would be useful to so many? -Sheila ============= For those who have asked, I'm hunting down the source/owner of the picture & will send it to the list if I can. Can I attach a JPG file to a list message? -Sheila ============= We have a photograph of the scar that remains from an acid spill being neutralized with bicarbonate on skin - thermal burn (heat of neutralization) on top of chemical burn. Man with the scar says it seemed like a good idea at the time. Wash with running water, 15 minutes: dilute the corrosive, wash it away & cool the irritated skin. No scrubbing; no soap; no brushes; don't do chemistry on your skin. Sheila M. Kennedy, CHO Safety Coordinator Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSanDiego (858) 534-0221 Edward Senkbeil wrote: > Recently we had an accident in the general chemistry lad where a student > spilled some 4.0M NaoH on her wrist. > The protocol we have followed in the past is to wash with water for 15 > minutes and then send to the University Health Center. We. normally > follow the protocol to "Protect, but not treat". The skin was slightly > red due to the spill. > > When the student reached (was escorted to) the Health Center, they said > they could not treat chemical burns. > They wanted to send her to the hospital emergency room, but the student > didn't go because of lack of insurance. > > Three days after the accident, the student's wrist still has a few pink > spots. > > The questions are: > > 1. Should we (lab instructors) treat by neutralizing the base with > something llike vinega, rather than just washing? > > 2. Who should be responsible (or maybe liable) for appropriate > treatment? Howd do university health centers handle someting like this > incident at other universities? > > Thanks for any information, > Ed Senkbeil > Chemistry Department > Salisbury University >
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