If you spill an acid or base on your skin, immediately wash well with water. Strong bases react with the oils in your skin to produce a soapy feeling layer. Rinse until well after that feeling is gone.
Which is the best course of action if you accidentally keep the stopcock open while filling your buret with hydrochloric acid, leaving several drops on your benchtop? a)Wipe up the drops with excess water, making sure the skin does not make contact with the acid. b)Neutralize the drops of acid with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide.
Rinse with plenty of water, flush for minutes, then assess the damage. If minor, (skin intact but red), treat like a burn. If major (skin gone, size like the palm of your hand) go see a doctor. 1 2...
An Arterial Blood Gas, or ABG for short, is a test that measures the blood levels of oxygen (PaO2), carbon dioxide (PaCO2), and acid - base balance (pH) in the body.It’s a test that is used to assess how well oxygen is being distributed throughout the body and how well carbon dioxide is being removed.