Can you provide supplier information for the Mg Gluconate salve? I did a quick internet search and did not get any hits. We work with HF in small quantities and I would like to have it available to the analysts.
Willard Laster
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Hydrofluoric acid burns
Prolonged
soaking in magnesium gluconate solution. Fluoride ion is a metabolic
poison that eventually penetrates/kills tissues to substitute for hydroxide
ions in bone. The magnesium chelates the fluoride ion, thus rendering
unavailable as a metabolic poison if there is sufficient solution/agitation to
rinse away the chelated (ion-pair) fluoride ion.
HF contact is not initially uncomfortable until many hours after contact.
EVERY LAB in which HF is regularly used (in a hood) should have magnesium
gluconate salve available in a container attached to the hood. Use the
salve for any suspect skin contact, then seek medical attention for soaking in
magnesium gluconate solution. Many institutions prohibit working
alone (e.g., evening/off hours) with HF.
Preferably wear double gloves with gauntlets covering the cuff of the lab
coat. Do not allow exposed wrists. Use proper technique for
removing gloves to prevent skin contact. For routine, higher volume use, wear
rubberized sleeves over the lab coat sleeves. Eye/face protection is
essential.
Prevention of contact is much easier than post-contact treatment.
David Haugen
Argonne National Laboratory
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Hydrofluoric
acid burns
What is the current best protocol for the treatment of hydrofluoric acid burns? Has the Honeywell publication "Recommended Medical Treatment for Hydrofluoric Acid Exposure", Ver. 1.0, May 2000 been superseded?
Regards,
Ernest Lippert
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