Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > > >Henning > > > > > suddenly slipped. I had a choice of stepping on the bag of sea > > urchins, or diving into the water with my camera. Naturally, I chose > > to step on the sea urchins. About a hundred spines were driven into > > my foot. I spent and hour on the boat pulling out spines, and my wife > > spent another 2 or more hours after I got home, and only about 20 > > broken off pieces were left in my foot to get infected. > > > >Henning, > >I am from the sub-tropics where sea urchins are abundant. Accidents like >this happens a lot. There is a much better way to get them out. You just put >some oil, any kind of oil or Vaseline, on the injured skin where the spins >are. They will come out automatically in a few minutes. The theory is >simple: The spins are tapered. Your muscle has a tendency to squeeze them >out but due to friction, it won't come out immediately. May be until the >wounds are inflamed and body fluids will help them 'glide' out. With the >help of oil, the cylindrical spins will come out automatically in no time. >It works every time. > >BTW, I do miss the Saturday gathering. Promise to come next time. > >Joe L. >Vancouver, BC Whoa, so complicated and so much waiting!!!! Over here in the real tropics (Singapore that is), if we stepped on them nasty sea urchins, we bash our tissues (with fist or piece of wood) to break up them spines. They never emerge outa the wounds even for weeks so any waiting will cause great distress waiting for the next dive. Hope this drastic measure helps. Dan K. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html