Amonia

Hope this will keep someone from making the same mistake I did. Had a friend give me a trailer full of rusty metal. Had more I wanted to add to the trailer, so out came the bobcat. Started smashing down everything to make it flatter and hopefully fit more weight in the trailer. Made the mistake of smashing an old rusty rv refrigerator. Was so rusty I thought had to be empty, but I was wrong. Suddenly the Ammonia came out and I had to stop. Cleared out of the area, but sadly too late. Six hours later I had the chills and couldn’t stop shaking. Finally went to bed with a heating pad to stay warm. Next day no better! Got bad enough I had to vomit. 3rd day my chest hurt so bad I didn’t know if it was my lungs or my heart. Finally went to the emergency room. The day I was exposed was August 13th. They still want me to come back because besides my lungs they think I might have burnt my throat. Next visit is to take a scope and look down my throat to see how bad the damage is. In August I turned 60 years old and could still run a mile. Now I’m working on walking 1 block without getting tired. What’s the moral of the story? Don’t know! Just don’t be stupid like I was and assume something is empty of dangerous gas.