₦airaland Forum

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]

So it is mostly women that are attacked with acid? In what cave have you been living in? All these Linda ikeji wannabes, absolute rubbish

Memories, the only Nigerian film that scares me

Simplicity

Truth234:
Why do you always have to tell people you are yoruba to be objective?

Because most people here are tribalistic...

Fadekebisola:
am yoruba but i like the manner igbos treat the maids...u wont even know they're not their kids unlike several yoruba kids having no father and raised by single mothers...this is too common in Yoruba culture....

as for the guy u are wailing for remember he first set the pace by referring to igbos as baby factory...what goes around comes around and lets be objective thats what spurred the other guy to take it personal....we shouldnt allow sentiment becloud our intelligence....say no to tribal hate and character assassination irrespective of ur own tribe

Can I get to know you better? You are the only yoruba lady I have met who is not tribalistic, strangely enough most yoruba guys are not tribalistic...

Ginaz:
Imagine someone insulting your mother like that, how will you feel? What you did was totally wrong, we should be careful not involving parents to whatever argument we may have with a person. What has his mother gotten to do with it? What has his parental background gotten to do with your point? Pls what you did was wrong, don't try it next time. You should have not brought his parents into it. Show some respect to someone's parents even if you lack respect for yours.

No vex oh, but were you raised by a single parent?

Beautymc:
Because the travelling allowance is not much. Has he ever cancelled his trip abroad? Buhari is fantastically idiot

You are wicked oh, take am easy with the old man, he just wants to enjoy the rest of his days, lol.

Why should he refuse to visit an apc state? What is he afraid of Ordinary ear infection that can be cured overnight?

NRIPRIEST:
Sorry to disappoint you.

Not disappointed, just wondering why he keeps singing about 042

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyno

AmericanQuarter:
Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson (born 9 October 1986), better known by his stage name Phyno, is a Nigerian rapper and record producer. He started his musical career as a producer in 2003. He is renowned for rapping in the Igbo language.
Phyno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyno

I thought he is from enugu

Eve001:
So choose one nah , the annoying fly or the impotence
I had good laugh today. Thanks for the funny reply.

Don't mind the man jo, if it happened to him he would know the true value of persuasion. You are welcome.

Eve001:
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Chai !! It depends on how annoying the fly is.

Lmao, you wan become impotent just because of a fly? How can? Lol

Dropshot, what do you have to say?

MrDavidson:
I read all through the story and I didn't see where he used anything close to what the headline reads. But what if he even said so?



I advise the militants to sheath their swords because I'm sure they'll not be successful to bring the nation to its knees. They seem to think they're unconquerable - black lie!

So how come obasanjo did not conquer them? Mr man, you can not use force to drive away a fly from your scrotum...

autofreak1:
That's a Brabus 700 6x6 for sure. It is built using the AMG 6x6 as a base car.
Pic1 is a AMG 6x6
Pic2 is a Brabus 700 6x6

There is really no difference or not much difference

tayo60:
Are you a girl or a woman?

Am a man.

iamphilips:
2. Mercedes Brabus G700 Price: $900,000 (₦179,100,000)

This is a amg 6x6

Seems like things are about to get worse...

1. A girl is always seeking attention, while respect is a deal breaker for a real woman.

2. Women are strong and independent, while girls are clingy and insecure.

3. Women are all about keeping it classy, while girls care more about being sexy.

4. Girls are addicted to social media, while woman are addicted to living life.

5. Women love trying new things, while girls are afraid.

6. Girls are obsessed with how they look, while woman are comfortable in their own skin.

7. Women enjoy books and learning, while girls watch hours of reality television like keeping up with the Kardashians and telemondo.

Simple defense is, use paddle lock

Na so war dey start oh...

Jazzlite:
Apostle of marital doom. Nigerian constitution allows for wife spanking... deal with it.

Spousal spanking

Is it allowed for a man to spank his wife under the law? Section 55(1) (d) of the Penal Code provides that “Nothing is an offence, which does not amount to the infliction of grievous harm upon any person and which is done by a husband for the purpose of correcting his wife. Such husband and wife being subject to any natural law or custom in which such correction is recognized as lawful.”

Dam men, are you a lawyer? Never knew such law exists, interesting...

Even Linda at some time fell for a fake news site that claimed to have exclusive photos of alinko dangotes house. Seun, you need a course in investigative journalism, seun if you don't know, virtually every day on traffic radio, news are lifted from nairaland during launch time waka.
Seun you seriously need to train your mods before nairaland is labeled as a gossip site, I won't advice you again, I have tried enough...

This Blogger will die of poverty, anyone who knows about properties can tell he got the pics online, seun, seun, seun I have warned you about publishing news from unknown bloggers, everyone is now cooking up stories to become like linda, seun, call your mods to order...

I never had a issue like this, is it because am on tru talk? Well am enjoying the 3.5gb and fast speed...

To hell with the girl, check out the dog, that is truly a man's best friend...

Billionaires have small weddings, whereas the poor have big weddings, I have never bought aso ebi and will never buy, I rather give you a gift...

Are you ready for the revolution?

I need to pay homage to the nairaland member that predicted that the government would come out and say something like this, that guy or girl who said it is a prophet

babyfaceafrica:
if you have proof ,kindly lay it here,it all depends on how you live your life,watever they are eating,drinking and taking in the village is available in the city if you have the resources..I don't have to go to the village to enjoy it

Am speaking from what I have seen, the issue is that most people living in places like lagos and porthacourt have high blood pressure due to high noise, besides that when you look at posters from people who die in cities you will find out they died at a younger age than those who live in the village. I would have posted links but unfortunately the available links have USA as a case study.

babyfaceafrica:
only God guarantees long life,staying in the village doesn't..

Do your research, people who live in the village live longer than those in the city
God helps those who help themselves

Cribpark:
To Build or Invest
You are living in a studio apartment in Canada, but you have built a mansion in that part of your village where there is no light, no road and no other storey building. You only use the house during Christmas and New Year. Sometimes you wonder if it wouldn’t have been better if you spent the bulk of the money on your business, than on the house that now looks more like a social investment. Now your mansion is the biggest in your village, but even the smallest house in the city is more valuable than yours.

I disagree, no true African man will want to retire in the city, villagers have extraordinary lifespan