burn safety

[Soundguy]

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

[Coyote machine]

Really sorry to hear about your friend. Unfortunately accidents do sometimes happen; it is so unfortunate for those to whom they happen. I hope the outcome is good for him and his poor family.
Send him best wishes from the TBN members.

[Soundguy]

yeah.. gruesome. I tell you guys.. you DO NOT want to be burned.


I talked to his wife last night before seeing him today... he has some special cream and pain meds... ugh.. poor guy.... he makes his living with his hands.. I hope he keeps them... right is BAD....

[creekbend]

I sincerely wish the best for your Friend. Hopefully he will have a speedy recovery and the outcome will be positive. In regards to Shands, if he is at the Shands hospital in Gainesville, he will most certainly be attended to professionally.

[k0ua]

yeah.. gruesome. I tell you guys.. you DO NOT want to be burned.


I talked to his wife last night before seeing him today... he has some special cream and pain meds... ugh.. poor guy.... he makes his living with his hands.. I hope he keeps them... right is BAD....

So sorry to hear about what happened to your friend. Send him our best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.

James K0UA

[Soundguy]

I sincerely wish the best for your Friend. Hopefully he will have a speedy recovery and the outcome will be positive. In regards to Shands, if he is at the Shands hospital in Gainesville, he will most certainly be attended to professionally.

yep, he went to the burn center in g-ville

[Don87]

yeah.. gruesome. I tell you guys.. you DO NOT want to be burned.
I talked to his wife last night before seeing him today... he has some special cream and pain meds... ugh.. poor guy.... he makes his living with his hands.. I hope he keeps them... right is BAD....

Give your friend our best.

And you are correct, you don't want to be burned..........it ain't fun. I've been there. My shirt was melted into my skin, lost all the hair on the left side of my face and neck, skin just fell off when it was touched.

Ya ain't gonna believe this part though, it happened on a Saturday afternoon..........I used Gold Bond Medicated Ointment........went to the doc on Monday. Doc said "I've never in my career seen burns as bad as yours heal that quickly, keep using that Gold Bond.

I have no scarring whatsoever.

[rsewill]

Burns are the worst. I hope he does well.

[nwngunner]

The infections that you get from burns like that is insane. Also the pain from what i told is like nothing else. I pray for the best for your friend.

[CompactTractorFan]

Thoughts and prayers going out to your friend.