Synthetic oil can cause severe infection?

[Nickdfresh]

OP: Horse hockey!

However, never use solvents like gasoline to clean an open wound or severe burn. A former coworker almost lost his hand after using gas for cleaning roofing tar off his hands that were burned...

 

[ToadU]

Originally Posted By: kschachn
I heard once that ATF causes pregnancy, is that correct?


Yes, what you heard is in fact correct. Petroleum based lubricants rapidly break-down latex condoms causing failures of protection. I'd recommend switching to a water based lubricant.

 

[FCD]

I heard brake fluid causes erectile dysfunction.

 

[cmhj]

Blended oil causes bloating and gas..

 

[cheech279]

Bo-o-o-o-gus. Actually the infiltration of the syn oil into the finger wound could have caused a higher usage of red blood cells during the healing process, but that would have leveled off after a few dressing changes, if they were done correctly.

 

[cheech279]

Originally Posted By: FordCapriDriver
I heard brake fluid causes erectile dysfunction.


Only if the line is not bled correctly.

 

[CKN]

Got to love threads on here seeking medical advice. Unbelievable.....

 

[Johnny2Bad]

I think the real story here is that someone supposedly educated in a competent system would not be suspicious of an anecdote that claims a synthetic product could cause a biological infection, or any biological result that was not a form of Cancer. It simply doesn't pass the sniff test. I haven't had the opportunity to study in a US school system, so I don't know whether they teach Biology, whether it's part of the core curriculum, or whether they simply pass those who fail to grasp the concepts. It's possible to not take Biology in High School here, as you are only required to pass two of the three Sciences to graduate (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Is that the same down there?

 

[FCD]

I mean honestly the US education system is pathetic for being the richest country in the world, Finland in the 70s had an education system that was lacking, but what we did was basically revamp it completely and now we have THE BEST eduation in the world, sure Japan and Korea might beat us in certain aspects , the difference is that in Finland students don't commit suicide from the extreme pressure they have.
( No offence to Americans, you just need to get your [censored] together!! )

 

[MolaKule]

Originally Posted By: 2015_PSD
Originally Posted By: Bandito440
Is this a real question? Infections are caused by pathogens, not motor oil of any variety. Used oil has nasty carcinogens in it though, so you should wear gloves.
Agreed; first time I have ever heard of synthetic oil causing infections when conventional oil would not. It was not the oil that caused the infection and it sounds like treatment for said infection was severely delayed or completely ignored until it was too late to save the finger.


Exactly.

If treatment was delayed due to a MRSA infection, it could cause a systemic infection.

 

[Nickdfresh]

Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
I think the real story here is that someone supposedly educated in a competent system would not be suspicious of an anecdote that claims a synthetic product could cause a biological infection, or any biological result that was not a form of Cancer. It simply doesn't pass the sniff test. I haven't had the opportunity to study in a US school system, so I don't know whether they teach Biology, whether it's part of the core curriculum, or whether they simply pass those who fail to grasp the concepts. It's possible to not take Biology in High School here, as you are only required to pass two of the three Sciences to graduate (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Is that the same down there?


Right, all Canadians are super smart. Gottcha...

 

[ToadU]

Originally Posted By: Nickdfresh
Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
I think the real story here is that someone supposedly educated in a competent system would not be suspicious of an anecdote that claims a synthetic product could cause a biological infection, or any biological result that was not a form of Cancer. It simply doesn't pass the sniff test. I haven't had the opportunity to study in a US school system, so I don't know whether they teach Biology, whether it's part of the core curriculum, or whether they simply pass those who fail to grasp the concepts. It's possible to not take Biology in High School here, as you are only required to pass two of the three Sciences to graduate (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Is that the same down there?


Right, all Canadians are super smart. Gottcha...


+1 eh!

And don't forget the USA is the world's only super power. Has won (2) world wars. Put a man on the moon. Has the most advanced and most powerful military. I'd say us Yanks are doing prettty well. And your welcome for all the USA has done for the world. It's been and continues to be our pleasure.

 

[Ohle_Manezzini]

Funny

 

[Jetronic]

Originally Posted By: kschachn
Seriously though, why would "synthetic oil" do that? There is this thing called germ theory which was developed a while back. If there aren't pathogens in the substance it's not going to cause infection, much less "severe infection". And why just synthetic oil? What makes that special?


Biodegradability of group IV oils? synthetic is a broad brush... I'm a mechanic and I constantly hace cuts and scrapes on my hands. Still have all my fingers and nothing ever gets infected though. Only use antibiotics if the doctor telss me too, but I only see him every third year. I used antibiotics 3 times in my whole life, twice when I was a kid.

 

[friendly_jacek]

Originally Posted By: johnnyh55
My buddy tells me the other day that a few years ago his dad was doing maintenance on a vehicle when synthetic oil first showed up on the market and he was working with bare hands but he had a cut on one of his hands and the synthetic seeped in the cut. It infected and they had to cut his finger off so the infection didn't spread. Apparently if it would of been conventional oil they wouldn't of had to cut the finger off because the infection wouldn't of been as harmful. I have a hard time believing that, I have worked with synthetic oil with bare hands often in the past but never had cut in my hands while I was working.


of course we all know the above is a bull, but how about the biodegradable G-oil. could that get colonized by microorganisms? just like diesel can be contaminated by bacteria and fungi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_contamination_of_diesel_fuel

 

[BalticBob]

A man had ED, so he went to see his doctor.
The doctor wrote him a prescription for Viagra.
The doc said if the Viagra does not work, you need to change to Cialis.
The man said "Betty likes me just as I am, why do I need to change to see Alice?"

 

[racer12306]

Originally Posted By: kschachn
I heard once that ATF causes pregnancy, is that correct?


Depends on the agent, pregnancy is more prevalent in female agents.

 

[ecotourist]

Originally Posted By: racer12306
Depends on the agent, pregnancy is more prevalent in female agents.

On that tangent: I have a news clipping somewhere to the effect that it is shameful that female employees have not been cautioned about the risk of scrotal cancer when using a certain product.

 

[MarcS]

Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
I think the real story here is that someone supposedly educated in a competent system would not be suspicious of an anecdote that claims a synthetic product could cause a biological infection, or any biological result that was not a form of Cancer. It simply doesn't pass the sniff test. I haven't had the opportunity to study in a US school system, so I don't know whether they teach Biology, whether it's part of the core curriculum, or whether they simply pass those who fail to grasp the concepts. It's possible to not take Biology in High School here, as you are only required to pass two of the three Sciences to graduate (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Is that the same down there?


While it's unlikely that there was an organism living in the motor oil that caused an infection, I would bet there are at least a few ingredients that could cause tissue necrosis if introduced into an open wound, which could lead to a bad infection. Even on intact skin, synthetic oils can cause contact dermatitis.

Wear gloves, wash your hands. There's no fluid that goes into or comes out of your car that is particularly good to get on your bare hands.

 

[MarcS]

Even with my subpar 'murican public edcation i can figure out that this information is probably on the MSDS. Here's one for Kendall synthetic