chemical pneumonia

[packfancjh]

Have any of you guys ever heard of any of your customers getting chemical pneumonia from the chems you use? Just had a customer call me asking about it and I haven't heard of this before.

 

[bob vawter]

I have chemical emphysema....which means that the sac around my lungs has crystalized and hardened...and it has taken YEARS to get like that.....
HOWEVER........

I DID have one customer that went into full respiratory arrest........
I 'bout shit a brick!

 

[packfancjh]

This lady said he had to go to the hospital twice and even called the fire dept out to her house because of one cleaning.

 

[bob vawter]

Chris...sounds like you've worked there a few times.......



run....RUN....RUN!

 

[John Olson]

Someone is getting sued....I bet this person saw something on TV or read something somewhere that someone got sick after a carpet cleaning or restoration job and sued and got a bunch of money.

Chemical pneumonia is a BAD thing my little sister had Bi-Lateral Chemical pneumonia when she was little but she got ahold of my moms solvent cleaner she was using to clean the tips of her Tri-Chem tubes. It was terrible it still shakes me up as I was holding my baby sister as she was turning blue. I thought she was going to die in my arms.

Anyway no way did someone get chemical pneumonia from a cleaning unless they went out to the truck and huffed some VDS/NVDS or the like.

Make sure the cleaner contacts their insurance company immediatly and do not have any further contact with the wack-a-do.

Also you are not a doctor so don't give any medical advice at all. Only thing you should do (actually what you must do) is give them a copy of any MSDS they request.

 

[packfancjh]

My customer got called to go out and clean her ducts. She told him the story on the phone and said the name of the company that cleaned the carpets, which I know what he uses, and said I want my ducts cleaned to make sure there is none of that chem in my ducts. He called me to see what I thought.

 

[Fon Johnson]

Like the old Slade song says.. Run Run Away!

 

[Guest]

I would tell her to call someone else.

 

[packfancjh]

I told him to have her call Fully Cleansed but she said that's who did it!

 

[Guest]

:shock:

 

[packfancjh]

just kidding man don't have a heart attack

 

[Bruce Humphrey]

LMAO now that was funny Chris

 

[Farenheit251]

After 15 years with no problems I've had two incidents in 3 months. Actually spent yesterday in court where we won. One thing I am worried about is I always am trying the latest chem or special. I can't even say for sure what I used on a previous job.

 

[renegade_cowboy]

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Someone is getting sued....I bet this person saw something on TV or read something somewhere that someone got sick after a carpet cleaning or restoration job and sued and got a bunch of money.

Chemical pneumonia is a BAD thing my little sister had Bi-Lateral Chemical pneumonia when she was little but she got ahold of my moms solvent cleaner she was using to clean the tips of her Tri-Chem tubes. It was terrible it still shakes me up as I was holding my baby sister as she was turning blue. I thought she was going to die in my arms.

Anyway no way did someone get chemical pneumonia from a cleaning unless they went out to the truck and huffed some VDS/NVDS or the like.

Make sure the cleaner contacts their insurance company immediatly and do not have any further contact with the wack-a-do.

Also you are not a doctor so don't give any medical advice at all. Only thing you should do (actually what you must do) is give them a copy of any MSDS they request.

I agree some people are crazy. Remember that lady who planted the finger in her salad at wendies a few years ago and other similar stories to try and sue for the easy cash. But some of the products we use *does* affect some people, when I use to use the harsher stuff I could feel the effects, when spraying it and cleaning.

 

[Rex Tyus]

I agree some people are crazy. Remember that lady who planted the finger in her salad at wendies a few years ago and other similar stories to try and sue for the easy cash. But some of the products we use *does* affect some people, when I use to use the harsher stuff I could feel the effects, when spraying it and cleaning.

Some people react to ragweed..... :roll:

 

[Larry B]

you can get formaldehyde poisoning from air freshner just like any cleaner can have side effects for any person. You just never know!

 

[Rex Tyus]

You can be struck by lightning on a sunny day too.