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3 Things I Learned Today
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Your tetanus shot is, of course, up to date? I only saw one case of this disease in 20 years of practice, but the patient nearly died, and was in the ICU for some time.
Her wound? She stepped on a thumb tack in her own living room. Very seemingly minor wounds can have major consequences.
The 'tetanus shot', actually tetanus toxoid, doesn't prevent the disease. It simply lessens the neurological complications (severe muscle contractions = tetany). Intensive antibiotic therapy is required.
Nasty disease. Everyone please keep up to date. Walt Welch MD
Her wound? She stepped on a thumb tack in her own living room. Very seemingly minor wounds can have major consequences.
The 'tetanus shot', actually tetanus toxoid, doesn't prevent the disease. It simply lessens the neurological complications (severe muscle contractions = tetany). Intensive antibiotic therapy is required.
Nasty disease. Everyone please keep up to date. Walt Welch MD
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Walt,
As I remember my college biology classes (probably should remember more, since it was my major), isn't tetanus a danger primarily in puncture wounds? I seem to recall learning that it wasn't a problem if the wound was bleeding freely (which, let's face it, most knifeknut wounds are going to be).
Besides, the first thing they do in the emergency room, for even the tiniest scratch, is give you a tetanus shot.
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Dave
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As I remember my college biology classes (probably should remember more, since it was my major), isn't tetanus a danger primarily in puncture wounds? I seem to recall learning that it wasn't a problem if the wound was bleeding freely (which, let's face it, most knifeknut wounds are going to be).
Besides, the first thing they do in the emergency room, for even the tiniest scratch, is give you a tetanus shot.
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Dave
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dsvirsky; yes, since tetanus is an anerobic bacterium (grows without the presence of oxygen), it prefers puncture wounds. Or wounds where there is a lot of tissue damage, such as gunshot wounds, crush injuries, or burns.
However, the point that I was trying to make is that ANY wound, no matter how trivial seeming, puts you at risk for tetanus. Whether it bleeds freely or not. Further, most people in middle age frequently hadn't had tetanus shots in 20 years or more.
Keep up to date on your tetanus shot; it could save your life. Walt
However, the point that I was trying to make is that ANY wound, no matter how trivial seeming, puts you at risk for tetanus. Whether it bleeds freely or not. Further, most people in middle age frequently hadn't had tetanus shots in 20 years or more.
Keep up to date on your tetanus shot; it could save your life. Walt
donovan,
Please elaborate on "Talonite cuts human flesh really, really well"
Is it the cut that you don't feel until after you notice the blood that is associated with a realy sharp knife?
I apologize for being morbid but there are enough conflicts on the qualities of Talonite that practical information gathered under unfortunate circumstances are valuable.
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Please elaborate on "Talonite cuts human flesh really, really well"
Is it the cut that you don't feel until after you notice the blood that is associated with a realy sharp knife?
I apologize for being morbid but there are enough conflicts on the qualities of Talonite that practical information gathered under unfortunate circumstances are valuable.
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AKTI Member No. A000370
I noticed the first cut immediately. It was on the side of my middle finger along the nail. Not real deep and very clean. Then I looked down at the base of my thumb where a dime-sized piece of skin was missing. I watched as the blood sort of started to well up. Don't worry though. I found the patch of skin. It was dangling from the edge of the blade.
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Walt, very good advice.
As a knifeknut, mountain biker, ex-hobbyist motorcycle roadracer, licensed MFR and on our company site Response Team, and having been recently dragged into the morass of home improvement, I often find myself at the brink of doing something that places bodily parts in the path of something that may do me some harm, so I make a point of keeping my tetanus up to date. All it takes is one road rash, a bad cut with a reciprocating saw, an "accidental discharge" with a nail gun, well, you know the routine.
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Don LeHue
Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings...they did it by killing all those who opposed them.
As a knifeknut, mountain biker, ex-hobbyist motorcycle roadracer, licensed MFR and on our company site Response Team, and having been recently dragged into the morass of home improvement, I often find myself at the brink of doing something that places bodily parts in the path of something that may do me some harm, so I make a point of keeping my tetanus up to date. All it takes is one road rash, a bad cut with a reciprocating saw, an "accidental discharge" with a nail gun, well, you know the routine.
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Don LeHue
Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings...they did it by killing all those who opposed them.