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Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by sinaj(f): 6:49pm On May 23, 2016
mecussey:


it does nt react with glass...
thankyou smiley
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by femmysin(m): 6:57pm On May 23, 2016
Just stop running after people's husband and boyfriends and I bet you will never need this advice.... Nice one OP at least if they would not heed my prevention advice then they will be needing your medicine.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Nobody: 6:57pm On May 23, 2016
Men and women throw acid at women but I think more men do than womenundecided

mecussey:


yes...but the truth is never fuk ur friends bf. Men hardly throw acid at each other but women dey do am everyday..
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by girl4rmspace(f): 7:01pm On May 23, 2016
ziego:
Hmmmm
What a wicked world
Can someone try this on another person?
um... Where have you been? It happens like everyday
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Nobody: 7:02pm On May 23, 2016
Suitors that is bachelor's throw acid at gfs, ex-gfs and women who reject their advances

Friends and family can also throw acid at close ones too



femmysin:
Just stop running after people's husband and boyfriends and I bet you will never need this advice.... Nice one OP at least if they would not heed my prevention advice then they will be needing your medicine.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Shoelace1(f): 7:07pm On May 23, 2016
I never asked for an advice
mecussey:


yes...but the truth is never fuk ur friends bf. Men hardly throw acid at each other but women dey do am everyday..
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by mecussey(m): 7:08pm On May 23, 2016
flokii:
That's just d height of wickedness..

Why I keep to myself most times, the more open you are, d more possibilty of attracting envy, jealousy, enemies etc..

Moral of d story.. Privacy & security consciousness is key

I adopted this life when I studied the Nigerian environment unfurtunately, pple still want to get at you through ur partner especially, if he or she is an extrovert. Men, but thats the best kind of life to live as far as ur income is flowing.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by mecussey(m): 7:12pm On May 23, 2016
Shoelace1:
I never asked for an advice

Yea...but you need it...no knowledge is a waste. If you dont want it at the moment, someone close to you might need it.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Nobody: 8:17pm On May 23, 2016
Cutehector:
Aww wat a lovely smile smiley

Were you banned before?
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Cutehector(m): 8:18pm On May 23, 2016
Oliviaarims:


Were you banned before?
yup
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by flokii: 8:24pm On May 23, 2016
mecussey:


I adopted this life when I studied the Nigerian environment unfurtunately, pple still want to get at you through ur partner especially, if he or she is an extrovert. Men, but thats the best kind of life to live as far as ur income is flowing.

Exactly!

Low key pays.. Most people just want to hear & gist about one's life issues.. Not that they'll stand-in for you or anything when in need of help.

Buh people are diff. sha.. Something I learnt of recent.. Whichever way, we should all be careful
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Nobody: 8:27pm On May 23, 2016
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Cutehector(m): 8:32pm On May 23, 2016
Oliviaarims:


grin grin grin grin grin grin
what's making dis one amused? It's not like I havnt been in nl... I hav several oda monikers.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Shoelace1(f): 8:32pm On May 23, 2016
You do not need to quote me for you to inform others..........since I definitely don't need it
mecussey:


Yea...but you need it...no knowledge is a waste. If you dont want it at the moment, someone close to you might need it.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Nobody: 8:43pm On May 23, 2016
Try as much as possible not to offend anyone.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Nobody: 8:44pm On May 23, 2016
Cutehector:
what's making dis one amused? It's not like I havnt been in nl... I hav several oda monikers.

Sure, I know. Just wondering what earned you the ban.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Cutehector(m): 8:49pm On May 23, 2016
Oliviaarims:


Sure, I know. Just wondering what earned you the ban.
do u wish to knw? tongue
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by egee(m): 9:02pm On May 23, 2016
Or you can just DAB.....lolz
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by mecussey(m): 9:53pm On May 23, 2016
Shoelace1:
You do not need to quote me for you to inform others..........since I definitely don't need it

I insist that you need it, you and every woman need it...with due respect ma.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Faith111: 10:05pm On May 23, 2016
xtervaganza:
dear, those are not men or human being, they are animals.




Anyway I hope no one has claimed your inheritance? You should fight it with everything you have

I'm young, married and counting...I've got over 60yrs to stay in my Hubby's arms...

It happened to a friend anyway...
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Johnbosco77(m): 10:09pm On May 23, 2016
Yuneehk:
I just wonder what would make a sane person pour acid on another person.
maybe if that person was a criminal that came to steal from me??
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by dinomcjohn: 10:13pm On May 23, 2016
Great post Op. God bless you. My prayer is that GOD Almighty will continue to protect us all on Jesus name.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by dinomcjohn: 10:13pm On May 23, 2016
Great post Op. God bless you. My prayer is that GOD Almighty will continue to protect us all in Jesus name.
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Freksy(m): 11:09pm On May 23, 2016
dadee007:
The reason for this article is that so many people are getting attacked nowadays as so many evil people see acid as the punishment of sorts for whatever they feel offended by. So many victims in the aftermath have had their lives changed forever because of this. The victims, mainly women, do not have the prescience to know what is about to befall them and they most definitely would probably have fared better if someone had given them information on what to do in the event of such an unfortunate and unexpected eventuality.

What is an acid?

In chemistry, an acid is defined as a substance that turns litmus red, neutralizes alkalis, and such things; but for the purpose of this article, I will define for the layman thus:

An acid, (at least the ones usually employed for these dastardly acts) is a corrosive liquid that is the equivalent of liquid fire.

Yes, it is fire and it sometimes does more damage than fire itself. So have it at the back of your mind that an acid is just fire.

Many people know that if your clothes catch fire, you should drop, roll and try to smother the fire. But people also need to know what to do if it is acid that they have on them.

What to do if acid is thrown at you.

If you see any liquid thrown at you,(even if it's water) especially at your face (because this is usually the site targeted by assailants for maximum damage), and you don't have time to duck and dodge, do all these things in quick succession:

1.Use your hand to shield your face from the liquid coming towards you at the same time close your eyes. Flee and while fleeing from the source of the attack, (because they can throw more at you) shout for help as you flee and shout as loud as you can.

Now, this is the most important part so I have to explain before I say the next steps.

Concentrated acid is highly destructive. To give you a mental picture of what it can do, if a drop is dropped on someone's hand, it will start burning or "eating" the surface where it is dropped. If nothing is done to halt its progress, it would continue till it gets to the bone and if nothing is done still, it can "eat" away the bone as well.

This is to show you the power of what you might be dealing with.

If unfortunately you are hit by the liquid, what you do, and do fast, will determine the outcome. The key word here is WATER.

You need water, and you need lots of it.

2. As you flee, either shout for people to bring water, or if you know a water source like a pool that won't take too much time to get to like a running tap, head there, if you see shops, grab water and use, you really need water and you need it badly.

If you can get to running water, get there and put the affected part under running water you need to be under continuous running water for at least 30 mins. This might sound odd but don't rush to the Hospital. It is the things you do immediately in the aftermath that would determine how severe the burns will be. You must be desperate to save yourself and reduce future disfigurement. Water, Water, Water. The mistake that people make is that they douse water quite all right, but they douse just like a cup etc and thereafter, head for hospital. The acid will continue destroying the patient's tissue all the way to the hospital and might even spread to other parts because of the little water.

To buttress this point, Two female British teenage charity workers had acid thrown at them in Zanzibar, and luckily for them, they were not too far from the sea so they dashed to the sea to wash off and today, the only way you would know anything happened to them is probably from slight skin colour difference on the site of the acid attack.

3. Don't put anything like oils, creams, ointments etc. as this might adversely affect the treatment doctors will give you later. Water is all you need before you get to the hospital.

4. Remove all the jewelry, clothing and apparel which had contact with acid.

5. When you have done all these things, head for hospital.



Prevention is better than cure though, so:

As a note of caution,

Be wary of someone coming towards you with a cup, bottle etc.

Be aware and alert of your surroundings and of people moving suspiciously around you.

Watch out for people who might bear a grudge against you. And if you see them approaching menacingly, run and alert people around as you do so.

Source: [url]laffhub.com/blog/what-to-do-if-someone-throws-acid-at-you[/url]
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by BigMan4Life: 4:05pm On May 24, 2016
Any person who think that another may attack wityh acid, carry water bottle with water/baking soda in, if attacked, pour in eyes first to reduce chance of blinding. baking soda don neutralise acid to harmless fast but u still need water to remove, lots of water and more soda if u can get it

pass this info to EMT and doctors etc, if u encounter acid victim get water & soda on d injuries to reduce burning.

Such a wicked act, shame on d person who would do this.

Also if u put lye for drain to clear blockage, keep vinegar by to prevent burning skin. Vinegar neutralise lye to harmless likewise.

See chemistry in action wink
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by Raydos: 10:28am On May 28, 2016
dadee007:
The skin is not the right surface for an acid-base reaction. Might completely destroy tissue.


thanks
Re: What To Do If Someone Throws Acid At You by INDUSTRIALFAN(m): 8:32am On Feb 22, 2018
shadrach77:
Repeat after me, I won't be needing this advice. I would never be an acid attack victim in Jesus name!
your ignorance is screaming very loud in my ears.. people more religious than you have been victims to such attacks. Even pastors and priests and innocent little children have been victims of violence. Dey there o... Don't be needing it. With your belief, tell me... Have you fallen ill before? If yes, why didn't you belief prevent you you from falling ill?

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