So sorry to hear about your friend. Sure hope it will be OK That has got to be painful!!
burn safety
just went to see a buddy of mine.. he was taken north to shands burn hospital for 2 days.. now transfered back here local.. he's a golf course equipment mechanic at one of the local courses. I talk to him a few nights a week and we trade stories on parts and tractors and stuff...
he was working on some kind of grass vacume machine with a rear engine.. wouldn't start.. he pulled air cleaner off carb I guess to see if throttle linkage and all was working... someone keyes it over while he was still half inside the shell.. fireball shot out.. caught his shirt, right arm full to shoulder, left arm up to elbow, and a piece of his scalp and right eair on fire.
he was thrown back, shirt was polyester and burned up and fell into shreds...
25% burn coverage.
he's loosing alot of skin.. but they don't think he will loose any fingers.. though the right arm took the full hit as he shielded his face with it.. left arm got it tearing his burning shirt off..
when I saw him today, he said they just cleaned his hand. skin came off like a translucent glove he said..
be carefull!!!
soundguy
he was working on some kind of grass vacume machine with a rear engine.. wouldn't start.. he pulled air cleaner off carb I guess to see if throttle linkage and all was working... someone keyes it over while he was still half inside the shell.. fireball shot out.. caught his shirt, right arm full to shoulder, left arm up to elbow, and a piece of his scalp and right eair on fire.
he was thrown back, shirt was polyester and burned up and fell into shreds...
25% burn coverage.
he's loosing alot of skin.. but they don't think he will loose any fingers.. though the right arm took the full hit as he shielded his face with it.. left arm got it tearing his burning shirt off..
when I saw him today, he said they just cleaned his hand. skin came off like a translucent glove he said..
be carefull!!!
soundguy
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i've had helpers show up before asking what they could do.. I usually tell them.. 'here, hold this'.. and then try to find something that occupies both hands, and keeps them tethered by cord or hose to something else so they can't walk around too much..
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Funny but I bet it works for ya :lol:soundguy said:i've had helpers show up before asking what they could do.. I usually tell them.. 'here, hold this'.. and then try to find something that occupies both hands, and keeps them tethered by cord or hose to something else so they can't walk around too much..
sure does!
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