Sheila and All, Are there identifiable aspects of the picture which could allow someone to deduce its origin? If so, crop them out. I would think that if you "edited" the picture, and called it an example (without reference to origin), that would work. I have some pictures of a corneal transplant surgery which you could post with it. I've been wanting to make a poster: "Who Needs Safety Googles When YOU Can have a Corneal Transplant' [then] the picture [then] "The Problem Is: Who Wants to be the Donor?" I mean this picture is bloody and far worse than a tub full of maggots being cooked by a neutralization reaction. If I can send an attachment to the list, I'll send the picture when I get to work. Does DCHAS have a web site where these types of pictures are posted? That might be a good idea, sort of a repository of this type of material. Cheers, Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Kennedy Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:13 pm Subject: [DCHAS-L] acid neutralized on skin - Undergraduate Accident To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU > 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 > > > *********************************************************** Robert E. Belford Department of Chemistry University of Arkansas at Little Rock http://www.ualr.edu/rebelford 501-569-8824
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