Dear All,
This is a freak incident that happened last week. A young man and his 4-year-old son went to a petrol bunk near Lal Bagh (Bangalore) to fill petrol for his bike. The boy was sitting on the pillion behind him.
The helper who fills petrol held the petrol gun upwards and turned towards the meter to reset it. As soon as the setting was done, the petrol came gushing out of the gun due to some malfunction (at least that's what they said) at full speed and splashed all over the 4-year-old boy and his father. Petrol entered the eyes of the boy. Immediately, the boy was taken into the cleaning area and showered with a water jet. They washed his eyes with a lot of water, but the boy could not see anything. The young man took the child to the hospital, and immediately the hospital authorities put him in ICU.
The kid was then transferred to Vittala Netralaya, and after 2 days of treatment, he regained some vision. Now he is alright and at home. The doctors said that just because the water cleaning was done immediately, he has vision today; otherwise, the boy would have been blind by now. Petrol (along with impurities) can burn the tissues inside the eye.
Precautions at Petrol Bunks:
1. If the engine was in running condition, this could have caused a major fire. So, switch off the engine in bunks.
2. Drop small kids and the person sitting behind you outside the bunk and then fill in petrol. Kids are more sensitive than grown-ups.
3. Ask the petrol bunk helper boy to hold the gun down. Even if there is such an accident, let the petrol flow down and not on your face.
4. Kindly send this email to as many people as possible, as many of our friends use two-wheelers.
Reference: [User:Shankar.r - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shankar.r)
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510This is a freak incident that happened last week. A young man and his 4-year-old son went to a petrol bunk near Lal Bagh (Bangalore) to fill petrol for his bike. The boy was sitting on the pillion behind him.
The helper who fills petrol held the petrol gun upwards and turned towards the meter to reset it. As soon as the setting was done, the petrol came gushing out of the gun due to some malfunction (at least that's what they said) at full speed and splashed all over the 4-year-old boy and his father. Petrol entered the eyes of the boy. Immediately, the boy was taken into the cleaning area and showered with a water jet. They washed his eyes with a lot of water, but the boy could not see anything. The young man took the child to the hospital, and immediately the hospital authorities put him in ICU.
The kid was then transferred to Vittala Netralaya, and after 2 days of treatment, he regained some vision. Now he is alright and at home. The doctors said that just because the water cleaning was done immediately, he has vision today; otherwise, the boy would have been blind by now. Petrol (along with impurities) can burn the tissues inside the eye.
Precautions at Petrol Bunks:
1. If the engine was in running condition, this could have caused a major fire. So, switch off the engine in bunks.
2. Drop small kids and the person sitting behind you outside the bunk and then fill in petrol. Kids are more sensitive than grown-ups.
3. Ask the petrol bunk helper boy to hold the gun down. Even if there is such an accident, let the petrol flow down and not on your face.
4. Kindly send this email to as many people as possible, as many of our friends use two-wheelers.
Reference: [User:Shankar.r - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shankar.r)
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