theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com: On May 26, 2012, the Collier County Health Department was notified by law enforcement and hospital personnel that approximately 40 persons had sought care at local emergency departments because of severe eye irritation and pain. Patients reported that they had attended a foam party at a local nightclub the night before. Syndromic surveillance activities carried out by the Florida Department of Health identified 35 patients who had visited an emergency department in Collier County on May 26 with a chief complaint related to eye injuries.
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At first I was torn on this. My thought going in was that if you went to a foam party you would have to expect getting some in your eye. However from the number of injuries, I'm guessing the chemicals were nto diluted enough. That is a lot of people to be going to the hospital, and a lot of corneal abrasions. I have had two of those in my life. One was not terrible it just gave me mild headache for 2 days. The other was awful. I could barely move around due to the migraine and I could not open my left eye for 4 days. I sympathize with anyone who had to suffer through that. When I said the first was not terrible I only meant relatively. It didn't stop me from going about every day life but felling like there is glass in your eye every time you blink gets old really fast.
Wow, this is crazy. Although I have never been to a foam party it always seemed like a rather safe and fun alternative to the more common types of parties where the only source of entertainment was for everyone to get super drunk. I would have never thought it could be dangerous enough for multiple people to have to seek medical attention afterwards. It seems though, that if the right precautions and measures are taken then it a foam party could be a relatively safe atmosphere. You would just need to distribute the foam on the ground so that it did not get near people's faces and provide the necessary type of flooring so as to reduce the risk of falling on a slippery surface. It is really good to have articles like this on more uncommon safety problems because often people are not even aware that there could be any safety issues.
It is really terrific to hear this injuries, but as I read the article, I think the party with the soapy foam is very cool. Looking at the picture of the party with cool lighting effect on the foam, I think anybody who sees the picture will definitely wish to go without considering any potential injuries. I think nowadays, people are trying to come up with unique ways of performing to attract more people like color powder and soapy foam. However, because it is involving so many people, I think it is really important to notify the participants with some instructions such as wearing sunglasses or glasses. When thinking about the ingredients, it is obvious how ingredients similar to those in soaps will definitely cause a problem when it goes into one's eye. So, I think it is good to participate and enjoy these kinds of event, one should consider his or her safety first.
Foam parties are dangerous? How could dancing in a hot sweaty foamy room full of strangers ever be dangerous?
In all seriousness, with foam parties becoming an increasingly popular event, it should be interesting to see how establishments deal with this new concern for safety (and potential liability). Will clubs begin to require patrons to sign a liability waiver before participating in events like this? I wouldn’t doubt it.
I've always been skeptical of these foam parties. It seemed quite obvious that foam would end up getting in the eyes of the attendees as well as make the floor more than a little slippery resulting in multiple injuries. I'm astonished that there haven't been more incidents. Then again, I'm sure I can safely assume that the attendees are drinking more than a little and could always blame their injuries on their inhibited judgement.
I have never been to a foam party and now never plan on it. From what i know about foam parties getting foam in your eye seems like it should be the last of your worries, being that you are submerged in foam with a bunch of people you barely know, but now it seems the other way around. For one thing I think that the manufacturers of this foam should take into consideration that this will be close to peoples eyes, why don't they make it out of a bit safer material. All this taken into consideration, you can be sure that the next time I go to a foam party I will have my handy dandy safety goggles!
Foam parties and day glo parties have become increasingly popular recently and ive never really understood why. I always thought it just seemed like you would end up with something in your eye. Im not sure if there were so many incidents at this party because they hadn't deluded the soap enough or if it was just a coincidence but either way id rather not be covered in soap foam if i can help it.
I'm positive that we had an article about 2 months ago about another foam party in which a lot of people got hurt.
I think that nightclubs that use such materials that harm people should get severely fined.
I wonder if there are regulations regarding use of foam in parties. At the end of the day, apparently it is a very dangerous substance. Someone should regulate the use of it. Maybe it should even be illegal. In my opinion, the health damage is really not worth the fun you get from the party.
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