Today when I was doing the lab at school. I spilled sulfuric acid on my hand. It wasn’t a lot, only a big drop, but it was burning and painful. I washed it with water for about 5-7 min. I wanted to know will there be future complications. Is there any treatment I should carry out at home?
Thanks
2006-09-28 15:10:12 · 8 answers · asked by Carebear 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Come on people, you are scaring me, a little.
It did leave a mark. A brown-red, little deep cirlce.
2006-09-28 15:24:43 · update #1
if you work in a lab. then you should have COSHH sheets for every substance that you use! (Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health) these will tell you what to do if you have an accident! If not then you should ask why not!!!! i believe its the law!!
2006-09-29 01:17:03 · answer #1 · answered by bullyhouse123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*no, i think 5-7 minutes is a sufficient (and not excessive) amount of time to wash your hand. water has a neutral ph of 7, so i think what you did was wise. (but the baking soda, which is an alkaline would have probably been better.) did you tell your lab teacher? maybe they would know something that you could do to help the cut heal faster.
if the wound is deep, go to the ER.
but i'm assuming that the acid just burnt the top couple of layers of skin (most dead and flaking off protective epidermis). i'm also assuming you have some common sense.
i know for a fact that neosporin is the most useless product ever invented- so don't even waste your time. unless your lab teacher has a better suggestion- surely they've spilled chemicals on themselves plenty of times... the best thing you can probably do is to keep the wound clean will soap .and water and cover with a bandage during the day, but give it air at night. i would dab on a bit of petrolium jelly on it when the scab forms- that will prevent the scab from peeling and looking gross. i wouldn't recommend using harsh chemical anti-septics such as hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol on it.
ps) you don't need to call poison control, good grief!
2006-09-28 22:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by miss advice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Dear Friend..
U might have deal with conc. H2SO4. Dil. acids dont fumes generally.. It Hurts even if remained comparitively 4 a short time.. Wat U did is right... put tht area under running tap water... Dont wipe/rub the area... If U didn't get a bubble, it doesn't matter.. Just apply some Glycerin over tht area..
If U got a bubble, never break it.. It'll heal naturally by 2-3 weeks.
Simple tip: If this happens 2 anybody on a lab, immediaely pour the opposite pH Dil.Stuff over that area, then wash under running tapwater.. Eg. Pour Dil.NaOH in case if Conc. Acids, Use Dil. Acid in case of Conc. Alkalis
Regards..
2006-09-29 04:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have put some baking soda or something on it. Water doesn't neutralize acid. Probably too late for that now though. Did it leave a burn mark or anything? Unless its still eating its way through your hand, you should be fine. I doubt it made it past the first layer or two of skin.
2006-09-28 22:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by Lloyd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely talk to your science teacher at school tomorrow and/or call a doctor. Try the poison control hotline. They should be open 24/7 and may be able to help you. There is probably a # that is specific to your state...
2006-09-28 22:19:05 · answer #5 · answered by becka06096 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably ok, but if you are really concerned, you should see a doctor. Did you tell your lab instructor? They should have told you how to treat it.
2006-09-29 22:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please seek medical help - you may end up with only a scar, but then again the chemical may have leeched into your blood stream and could harm you in some way! God bless (hope you're okay!)
2006-09-28 22:18:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMPUTATE...
no seriously, if you are concerned, see a doctor. what sort of mark has been left?
2006-09-28 22:17:30 · answer #8 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋