First Aid Information For:

Nyco, Deox, Aluminum & Stainless Steel Cleaner, NL453, Professional Use-10/26/2021

Eye Contact: Immediate medical attention is required. Rinse immediately with plenty of water, also under the eyelids, for at least 15 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. Keep eye wide open while rinsing. Do not rub affected area. Rinse the eyes with a calcium gluconate 1% solution for 10 minutes. In the case of difficulty opening the lids, administer an analgesic eyewash. Do not use oily drops, ointment, or HF skin burn treatments. Consult an ophthalmologist or eye specialist and physician immediately in all cases. Take to a hospital immediately.

Skin Contact: Immediate medical attention is required. Wash off immediately with soap and plenty of water while removing all contaminated clothes and shoes. Immediately apply calcium gluconate gel 2.5 % and massage into the affected area using rubber gloves; continue to massage while repeatedly applying gel until 15 minutes after pain is relieved. Alternately, immerse the burned area in a solution of 0.2% iced aqueous Hyamine 1622 or 0.13% iced aqueous Zephiran Chloride. If finger/fingernails are touched, even if there is no pain, dip them in a bath of 5% calcium gluconate for 15 to 20 minutes. Consult a physician immediately in all cases of skin contact no matter how minor. For minor skin contact, avoid spreading material on unaffected skin. For severe burns, immediate medical attention is required.

Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Call a physician or poison control center immediately. Remove the subject from the contaminated area as soon as possible. Transport subject lying down, with the head higher than the body, to a quiet, uncontaminated and well ventilated location. Administer oxygen (2.5% calcium gluconate if available, can be oxygen nebulized with trained personnel) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary and as soon as possible. If patient is unconscious, give artificial respiration. Note: Mouth to mouth resuscitation is not recommended. Keep warm (blanket). Consult physician in all cases. Take to a hospital.

Ingestion: Immediate medical attention is required. Remove from exposure, lie down. Drink plenty of water. Do NOT induce vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Call a physician or poison control center immediately. When directed by physician, give orally either 1% aqueous calcium gluconate solution, milk or calcium/magnesium containing anti-acid. Such solutions can be beneficial but also may be problematic if they induce vomiting.
General:  Immediate medical attention is required. NOTE: The effect of Hydrofluoric Acid (HF), i.e. the onset of pain, particularly in dilute solutions, may not be felt for up to 24 hours. It is important that workers have immediate access to the antidote (calcium gluconate) both on and off the worksite in order to apply it as soon as possible.

Notes to Physician: Product is a corrosive material. Use of gastric lavage or emesis is contraindicated. Possible perforation of stomach or esophagus should be investigated. Do not give chemical antidotes. Asphyxia from glottal edema may occur. Marked decrease in blood pressure may occur with moist rales, frothy sputum, and high pulse pressure. Treat symptomatically.
 Self-Protection of First Responders: Use personal protective equipment as required. Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Note: Mouth to mouth resuscitation is not recommended.. Do not use mouth-to-mouth method if victim ingested or inhaled the substance; give artificial respiration with the aid of a pocket mask equipped with a one-way valve or other proper respiratory medical device.