Taboos after tetanus injection

Because tetanus is too common, it is not easy for people to understand and recognize it. In addition, tetanus does not generally appear in our lives. Some people have never received a tetanus shot in their lives, while others often need tetanus. After the tetanus shot, you must pay attention to these care work to prevent secondary bacterial infection. Poor care will also lead to failure of the drug efficacy, and it will be useless even if the tetanus shot is received.

Tetanus shot precautions

Small wounds will not be infected with tetanus. Tetanus bacteria are anaerobic bacteria and conditionally pathogenic bacteria. They can only grow and reproduce under anaerobic conditions or when the wound is deep and accompanied by aerobic infection. Tetanus bacteria mostly grow in soil and rust, so if the wound is deep and contaminated with soil or is pierced by rusty iron objects, tetanus antitoxin should be injected.

If the wound is only superficial and not deep, there is no need to inject tetanus antitoxin as long as proper cleaning is done. Or you can just use some disinfectant such as mercurochrome to wipe it on the surface. If the wound is dry and there is no exudate, there is no need to wipe it again.

Because tetanus antitoxin is an immune horse serum, it is a foreign protein to the human body and has antigenicity (allergic reaction), so an allergy test should be performed before using the medicine. If the test result is negative, tetanus antitoxin can be injected directly. If the test result is positive, desensitization injection should be performed, that is, tetanus antitoxin is injected in small doses divided into 4-5 times. If tetanus antitoxin has been used for more than one week, skin testing must be repeated if it is used again.

Tetanus is an acute specific infection caused by tetani bacteria invading human wounds, multiplying in the wounds and producing exotoxins. Clinically, the main symptoms are persistent spasms and paroxysmal convulsions of the whole body or local muscles of the patient, which is also called "tetanus" in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tetanus is a clostridial infection with a long history. It is an acute specific infection caused by Clostridium tetani invading human wounds, growing and multiplying, and producing toxins. Tetanus bacteria and their toxins cannot invade normal skin and mucous membranes, so tetanus always occurs after an injury. All open injuries have the potential to cause tetanus.

What causes tetanus?

An acute specific infection caused by tetanus bacteria invading human wounds, growing and multiplying, and producing toxins.

Early detection of tetanus

Tetanus patients often have a history of trauma, especially wounds contaminated by rust, feces, etc. It usually begins to develop 1 to 2 weeks after the wound. Although this disease is very dangerous, it can be cured if it is discovered early and treated in time. Therefore, for tetanus patients, the key to rescue is early detection.