Greg Wilcox is president of the Leonard Valve Co. (www.leonardvalve.com), and he has more than 35 years' experience in the design and application of thermostatic water mixing valves and systems. He can be contacted at gwilcox@leonardvalve.com.
The American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment, ANSI Z358.1-2004, is published under the auspices of the Industrial Safety Equipment Association (ISEA). A most important requirement of the standard reads: “Medical recommendations suggest a flushing fluid at tepid temperatures to be delivered to chemically injured tissue.” “Tepid” is defined in the standard as “moderately warm; lukewarm.”
Long employed as water treatment for healing purposes, hydrotherapy - the use of water in the treatment of disease - has been around since ancient times. The Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Hindu and Chinese cultures favored hydrotherapy for centuries, and its value is recognized today