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Overview. Tetanus is an acute infectious disease caused by spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani.The spores are found everywhere in the environment, particularly in soil, ash, intestinal tracts/feces of animals and humans, and on the surfaces of skin and rusty tools like nails, needles, barbed wire, etc. Being very resistant to heat and most antiseptics, the spores can survive for years.
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Clean the wound. After the bleeding stops, rinse the wound with a saline solution, bottled water or clear running water. Use antibiotics. Apply a thin layer of an antibiotic cream or ointment to discourage bacterial growth and infection. Cover the wound. Bandages can keep the wound clean and keep harmful bacteria out.
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National report of tetanus cases began in the 1940's as well, allowing the decline in tetanus cases over the next half century to be noted. [6] Tetanus was relatively well understood in the early twentieth century. With the new discoveries found between the 1880's and 1920's, tetanus was known to be caused by the bacteria tetanus bacillus ...
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The duty of the medical profession in the matter of Fourth-of-July tetanus is distinctly threefold. First, it has an important function in securing legislation which shall prevent injuries from explosives; secondly, it must prevent tetanus and other serious complications resulting from such injuries; last, it has the almost hopeless task of trying to prevent a fatal outcome in those cases of ...
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Here are a few tips from the commission and the National Safety Council on the safe use of fireworks: Light fireworks outside, one at a time and without placing your body directly over the device ...
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On average, more than 45,000 people visit U.S. hospital emergency rooms for treatment of injuries on July 4 and 5 - nearly 91,000 in total, by far the highest daily numbers in the entire year. By comparison, the average daily number of injury-related ER visits over the summer months (June, July and August) is about 40,700.
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Fourth of July Injuries and Tetanus: The Seventh Annual Compilation by the Journal of the American Medical Association; A Plea for a Safe and Sane Fourth (Classic Reprint) [American Medical Association] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fourth of July Injuries and Tetanus: The Seventh Annual Compilation by the Journal of the American Medical Association; A Plea for a Safe ...
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Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the United States have climbed by about 25% over the past 15 years, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. Last year alone, nine people died ...
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