burn safety

[Bob77064]

Soundguy, I am vey sorry to hear about your friend. Give him my hopes and prayers.

 

[Soundguy]

I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PETE 2X PER WEEK SINCE THIS HAPPENED.

HES' ( darn capslock! ) he's down to wearing a compression glove about 8hrs a day, and a compression stocking on his arm full time. he had 1 infection that was able to be cleared up with meds and creams and debriding.. his fingernails have started to grow.. and other than resiual peeling, discoloration, and sensitivity, plus some tight skin and ruptured knuckles.. he's doing ok.

 

[k0ua]

I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PETE 2X PER WEEK SINCE THIS HAPPENED.

HES' ( darn capslock! ) he's down to wearing a compression glove about 8hrs a day, and a compression stocking on his arm full time. he had 1 infection that was able to be cleared up with meds and creams and debriding.. his fingernails have started to grow.. and other than resiual peeling, discoloration, and sensitivity, plus some tight skin and ruptured knuckles.. he's doing ok.

I am very glad to hear he is improving.

James K0UA

 

[creekbend]

I am glad that his condition is improving.

 

[Soundguy]

he's way glad too! but I bet you knew that.

 

[JamesHW]

I had an favorite aunt, now deceased, who was a head nurse in the Army burn unit down in San Antonio for years.

I am confident there is a special place in heaven for her and the other who worked with her.

 

[Soundguy]

have to be... burns are nasty injuries....

 

[Looking4new]

I used to work with hot tar roofers (I was just grunt labor). Even in hot weather (eg summer in Nevada and So. Cal), they covered up pretty thoroughly; they also tended to have lots of scars around their wrists (gap between gloves and shirt sleeves). When that tar is hot enough to run like syrup, it is HOT!
BOB

Roofing tar usually runs at about 400 degrees F.
A few years ago I picked up a load of 'Type 2 Roofing tar' in Detroit, the temp. of it was 475 degrees F.

 

[Soundguy]

asphalt is like that from the plant.. even off the truk it can be 350+

 

[chad22]

We were taught in school to stop drop and roll every year starting from Kindergarten.

Chad