Beware C.A. Glue, Part 2

[Foxfold]

I'm now back on my saw after my run in with C.A Glue.  I took some time off so I could heal, I also have been busy with the dogs as the 'Competition Season' is in full swing so haven't had much time to do anything else.  My foot is now so much better, my GP gave me some Silver Sulfadiazine cream and a couple of dozen dressings, (fortunately we don't pay for treatment)  he says it will take at least 3 months to heal fully. Here is the progress from day 1 to now.  To be honest it looked better on day 1 than it did a week later,

 

 

Edited August 11, 2019 by Foxfold

[Sycamore67]

Glad you are healing as that was nasty wound.

[Scrappile]

WOW!  So glad it is healing.  That does not look like fun, for sure.  Gives me new caution about CA glue.  I have always been careless with it.

[CharleyL]

Just a question. When you first did this, did you just pull the sock off? I'm asking, because it looks like you pulled the skin off too. I was an EMT II and almost a paramedic when in the fire service including being safety and fire marshal for a 3.8 million sq ft manufacturing facility, so I'm more curious about injuries than most. It would have been better if you had made an attempt to soften the glue to get the sock off without tearing the skin, or go to the emergency room to have the sock removed by someone with experience with CA glue injuries.  Lots of CA glue was used at this facility and I saw many injuries from using it, but nothing like you have experienced.

Charley

Edited August 11, 2019 by CharleyL

[meflick]

Glad  healing for you Brenda. We need some updated pics on those puppies by the way.

[Foxfold]

1 hour ago, CharleyL said:

Just a question. When you first did this, did you just pull the sock off? I'm asking, because it looks like you pulled the skin off too. I was an EMT II and almost a paramedic when in the fire service including being safety and fire marshal for a 3.8 million sq ft manufacturing facility, so I'm more curious about injuries than most. It would have been better if you had made an attempt to soften the glue to get the sock off without tearing the skin, or go to the emergency room to have the sock removed by someone with experience with CA glue injuries.  Lots of CA glue was used at this facility and I saw many injuries from using it, but nothing like you have experienced.

Charley

Hi Charley. Yes I pulled it off my foot.  The glue welded my shoe to my sock and my sock to my foot instantly. In other circumstances I would have tried to 'soften' the glue or gone to A+E but, the whole thing started to smoulder and smoke and my foot felt that it was on fire such was the pain. So in my pain and panic I just pulled, not the wisest reaction perhaps.

[Roberta Moreton]

I can’t think of anything else you could have done. Get better.

[OCtoolguy]

This has certainly been a warning to myself and others. Thanks for sharing. I'm happy that you are mending. And as has already been said, pics of the puppies please.

 

[Rockytime]

OUCH! That is a terrible looking foot. I'm so glad you are healing. A valuable lesson for all of us for sure.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I think I mentioned this the first go round but to reiterate the sock was what caused the burn. The CA reacted to the sock material and that is what smoldered. If it would have just landed on your foot you would not have the burn. See this all the time in pen turning because we use CA too coat the pens as a finish. It makes a great top coating. But with some towels when applied it will react and smolder like that. 

[Sam777]

I am glad you are doing better.

Thank you for warning the group. God bless.

Sam

[wombatie]

Oh wow.  I'm so glad you are starting to heal.  It still looks sore.  Did the doctor happen to mention what you should have done at the time? 

Marg

[John B]

Ouch, Burns there can take a long time to heal. I have a beaut on my right foot where a hot coal got knocked of a burning log into my rain boot.
The only good thing about this type of accident is it makes us more aware and possibly able to prevent it happening again.
Take care

[Foxfold]

3 hours ago, wombatie said:

Oh wow.  I'm so glad you are starting to heal.  It still looks sore.  Did the doctor happen to mention what you should have done at the time? 

Marg

No he didn't Marg, he just looked at me somewhat baffled and said he'd never heard of anything like it before  and there's a fair few Turners + Pen Makers in this area.  The cream is working wonders though and it's healing well. I'll probably not ask him what I 'should' have done because there's no way on the planet that I'll make that mistake twice.

[John B]

Brenda, that cream is magical stuff. My son pulled a hot cup of black tea on himself when he was about 2. It went right over his chest. I held him under a cold shower for about 1/.2 an hour then took him to the hospital. The Dr insisted that the Silver cream be used. The only place they had it was at Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth , 600 kms away. The Royal Flying Doctors flew a tube up the Kalgoorlie for us. Andy is 27 now and no sign of a scar .

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

5 hours ago, Foxfold said:

No he didn't Marg, he just looked at me somewhat baffled and said he'd never heard of anything like it before  and there's a fair few Turners + Pen Makers in this area.  The cream is working wonders though and it's healing well. I'll probably not ask him what I 'should' have done because there's no way on the planet that I'll make that mistake twice.

Working with CA needs to be carefully done. Woodworkers heed this warning because they have seen the results when it comes in contact with skin and with certain materials and cloths. Acetone and many people use nail polish remover (which has acetone in it) is what will dissolve it. The problem in your case is you opened a wound and that acetone would have burned you even worse. Vegetable oil is used at times in those cases. People start equating this stuff to medical CA used to close wounds. That is a different formula but similar. Glasses, hand protection and even the smell can be harmful and cause eyes to water especially when comes in contact with materials that burn. Good ventilation is needed. They do sell odorless CA for those that are sensitive to the odor. Be careful wiping excess off with cloth rags because they can thermally burn or smolder. Just like working with oils and lacquers in shops you need to be careful of spontaneous combustion from rags used to wipe and clean up. Safety first.