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Bombs and Bullets UXO
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<blockquote data-quote="davent" data-source="post: 345926" data-attributes="member: 6002"><p>I remember hearing a story of a young soldier digging a pit (fighting bay, @2m long,1.5m deep, 1.5m wide) and he dug up an old white phosphorus mortar round probably from WW2 era. He suffered some really bad burns. As soon as white phos hits oxygen, it starts to burn, and wont stop until the oxygen is taken away. Keep the injury under water if possible, or wrap in a wet towel, and keep it wet. If the phos burns deep into the tissue, it needs to be surgically removed. Nasty stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davent, post: 345926, member: 6002"] I remember hearing a story of a young soldier digging a pit (fighting bay, @2m long,1.5m deep, 1.5m wide) and he dug up an old white phosphorus mortar round probably from WW2 era. He suffered some really bad burns. As soon as white phos hits oxygen, it starts to burn, and wont stop until the oxygen is taken away. Keep the injury under water if possible, or wrap in a wet towel, and keep it wet. If the phos burns deep into the tissue, it needs to be surgically removed. Nasty stuff. [/QUOTE]
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