How to deal with being pierced by crab claws

Many people like to eat crabs. Crabs contain a lot of protein and nutrients, which are very good for improving people's physical fitness. More and more people like to buy crabs and handle them themselves at home, but if you are not careful, it is easy to get your hands pricked by the crab claws and get wounds. This situation must be dealt with promptly, otherwise it is easy to get infected. So, what should you do if you get pierced by a crab claw?

The wound is deep and narrow, which is the favorite of tetanus bacillus

The wounds caused by being stabbed by crab claws or fish fins often have one characteristic: the wounds are mostly deep and narrow. In this way, an oxygen-deficient or even anaerobic environment is formed deep in the wound, which is particularly suitable for the reproduction and growth of some anaerobic bacteria.

Anaerobic bacteria are bacteria that grow better in the absence of oxygen than in an aerobic environment.

Among them, Clostridium tetani is an anaerobic bacterium that people are more familiar with. Tetanus bacteria like to live in soil, rust, and wood splinters. After infecting the human body, it releases toxins and causes muscle spasms throughout the body.

If people have deeper wounds, doctors generally recommend tetanus antitoxin to prevent infection.

For this type of wound, you can first rinse it with clean water, bandage it simply, and then go to the hospital for debridement.

The most feared thing is being infected with "Marine Vibrio"!

Vibrio vulnificus, also known as marine Vibrio vulnificus, is a bacterium that lives in the ocean. It mostly floats in seawater or attaches to marine life such as fish, shrimp, oysters, and crabs.

People are at risk of infection if they come into contact with seafood with wounds on their skin, or eat seafood raw.

It is highly toxic and after infecting the human body through a wound, it can cause serious wound infection and lead to severe gangrene. The bacteria can also enter the blood circulation and cause acute systemic infection, namely sepsis.

Patients infected with this bacteria may suffer amputation at the very least, or even lose their lives at the worst!

Therefore, when handling seafood, necessary protective measures must be taken.

When you have wounds on your body, try to avoid direct contact with seafood and don't swim in the ocean.