Posted on 10/08/2010 11:45:20 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona woman accidentally glued an eye shut when she mistook super glue for her eye drops. KSAZ-TV said Irmgard Holm of Glendale had cataract surgery a year ago. She was reaching for what she thought was one of her half-dozen eye drop medications. The burning sensation told her immediately something was seriously wrong.
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I worked as an orderly during the 70s in a Home for the Aged.
Orderly’s tasks included checking the old fellows for empacked bowels.
The procedure involved a glove and some lubricant.
One day I saw an orderly, Joe, who was only a few years younger than our charges,
heading down the hall with a glove on one hand and an odd item in the other.
“Joe”, I asked, “what are you going to do with that?”
Joe in his thick German accent proclaimed, “Lubrication”.
Cracking up, I pointed out to him that the “lubrication” was actually Elmer’s Glue.
I only hope that the time I caught him was the first time he made the error.
A friend of mine’s Mother once squirted Rogaine in her nose thinking it was nasal spray. Had a mild heart attack.
My former roommate used the facilities after handling hot peppers. I've never heard a grown man scream like that before...
LOL
After 4 hours, did you go home or call a doctor? If you go to a doctor, what in the heck does he do to help you?
You didn't live in AZ for a while, did you? See my post #44
I use super glue in a lot of my crafts...get fingers glued together...always keep a bottle of acetone nail polish remover handy but not to use on the eyes...gg
I’ve never heard a grown man scream like that before...
"If it lasts more than 4 hours, I'm not calling a doctor...I'm calling EVERYBODY!"
That’s what my wife said.
In the parking lot, I stopped walking to apply some, and only after I did the both eyes, did I realize that it was the cleaning solution.
I blindly made my way to the bathroom and washed out as best I could, then went to whatever drug store to buy more saline or wetting solution.
he he... guess she’s got that problem solved.
Somehow, I don't think we'll read many stories about how poeple screwed up and used Visine instead of Krazy Glue.
So, I hope you’re not one of those stellar patients, RGP wearers who think that the abrasive qualities of chunky peanut butter, makes for a fine surface cleaner for their contact lenses.
Out of the mouth of those same patients, who might come in for an exam every 3-5 years:
“You know, Doctor, my eyes are really important to me.”
Some time ago, an in-law used Brylcreem to brush his teeth.
Of course, he said it was to take care of his hair-lip....
That darned little Visine bottle is almost exactly the shape of the super glue bottle. I “double take” on it every time I use it.
However, getting a checkup, the ophthalmologist used starter fluid to clean them, followed by Liquid Joy, etc.
"The ether...", he explained.
With the gas permeables, I stuck to the brand cleaner, except for saline stuff.
I can relate
And the crabs?
Well, I would imagaine you would have to listen REAL closely for them.
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