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Just a word of warning to those who haven't had a tetanus jab lately.
Please keep up to date! Those working with sharp implements and/or delving into the soil need them. My husband tried to separate two of our dogs having a fight last Friday and got bitten on his left hand. He absolutely refused to go to the doctor, doing his tough ex-Para 'thing' (!) Consequently, on Sunday morning he was in so much pain and his hand so swollen, with the pain travelling up his arm, that he had to go to our local hospital for a tetanus jab and has been put on hefty antibiotics. We're going to the doctor this morning for a check up because while it has improved, his hand is still very swollen and poisoned and he can't use it at all. On top of this, he has been in bed, feeling pretty poorly and sleeping a lot, since last Sunday. This is extremely unlike him! So, if you fall into any 'at risk' category, please visit your doctor! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:53:19 +0000, Sacha
wrote: Just a word of warning to those who haven't had a tetanus jab lately. Please keep up to date! mines out of date now, must get it fixed. -- Mike Reid Los Canarios "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/canaries.htm" |
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On 7/2/07 11:07, in article , "The
Reid" wrote: On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:53:19 +0000, Sacha wrote: Just a word of warning to those who haven't had a tetanus jab lately. Please keep up to date! mines out of date now, must get it fixed. I'll chalk up one success! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On 7 Feb, 10:53, Sacha wrote:
Just a word of warning to those who haven't had a tetanus jab lately. Please keep up to date! Those working with sharp implements and/or delving into the soil need them. My husband tried to separate two of our dogs having a fight last Friday Ths is very well, or perhaps not, but your husband got bitten by your own dog and therefore didn't get infected by soil. But, he is a nursery man, working with soil all the time. How truly bizarre to give such a warning to gardeners who are, I very much suspect, up to date with their jabs, I know I am - 4 years before the next one - and not look closer to home?! |
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On 7 Feb, 11:25, Martin wrote:
Are you covered for rabies, too? GGGGggggggggggggrrrrrrrr.... watch out you! My dogs wouldn't dare bitting me ;o) |
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"La Puce" wrote in message oups.com... On 7 Feb, 10:53, Sacha wrote: Just a word of warning to those who haven't had a tetanus jab lately. Please keep up to date! Those working with sharp implements and/or delving into the soil need them. My husband tried to separate two of our dogs having a fight last Friday Ths is very well, or perhaps not, but your husband got bitten by your own dog and therefore didn't get infected by soil. But, he is a nursery man, working with soil all the time. How truly bizarre to give such a warning to gardeners who are, I very much suspect, up to date with their jabs, I know I am - 4 years before the next one - and not look closer to home?! You have set me thinking.... I've never had a tetanus jab in my whole life !! I worked on farms, with horses, pigs, various crops etc and never thought about it. Do you think it's essential for home gardeners / Jenny |
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In article , "JennyC" writes: | | You have set me thinking.... I've never had a tetanus jab in my whole life | !! | I worked on farms, with horses, pigs, various crops etc and never thought | about it. | Do you think it's essential for home gardeners / The risk of getting tetanus is very low, but the risk of dying if you get it is very high. The risk of the innoculation is very low, unlike for some others. Any soil that has had domestic animals on it in the past century, or has had manure from such animals put on it during that period, may contain viable tetanus spores. To a first approximation, that means everywhere in the UK, but some soils will contain more spores than others. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 7 Feb, 12:07, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,"JennyC" writes: | You have set me thinking.... I've never had a tetanus jab in my whole life | !! | I worked on farms, with horses, pigs, various crops etc and never thought | about it. | Do you think it's essential for home gardeners / Absolutely. A cut and an infection would really make you sick. I realised how serious this was when about 13 years ago, I was moving some planks and to re-equilibrate myself I lean on a plank. It had a rusty nail on it and it went straight into my hand. I cleaned it as best I could - but 3 days later I was so sick I had to go to emergency with a hand the size of an orange. I got a told off, some penicilin, a tetanus jab and then promised myself to keep onto it because I was told it could have been really serious. The risk of getting tetanus is very low, but the risk of dying if you get it is very high. The risk of the innoculation is very low, unlike for some others. Any soil that has had domestic animals on it in the past century, or has had manure from such animals put on it during that period, may contain viable tetanus spores. To a first approximation, that means everywhere in the UK, but some soils will contain more spores than others. I have been asked many time prior to working with groups in gardens, or the last job I had at a garden centre if I had had a jab. It is now asked by many organisation. It's has important as steel toe boots are :o) |
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On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:53:19 +0000, Sacha wrote:
Consequently, on Sunday morning he was in so much pain and his hand so swollen, with the pain travelling up his arm, that he had to go to our local hospital for a tetanus jab and has been put on hefty antibiotics. Oh that sounds more like cellulitis, particularly the travelling up the arm bit. Any broad red lines below the skin surface? If it is cellulitis it needs to be taken very seriously. I got the red tracking in my leg just before christmas a year or two back, didn't think much of it at first but ended up in hospital for four days being given antibiotic injections by the gramme (not 1/4 or 1/2 gramme as is the normal dose) every four hours. Off work for four weeks... -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:25:25 +0100, Martin wrote:
Are you covered for rabies, too? Fortunately rabies is not in this country. If you think the culling of 159,000 commercial turkeys is a bit drastic you wait to see what they will probably do when rabies does get here. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/f...e_outbreak.htm OK it's old but I doubt that the underlying plan, mentioned at the end, has changed much. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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On 7 Feb 2007 04:16:43 -0800, La Puce wrote:
You have set me thinking.... I've never had a tetanus jab in my whole life !! Tetanus is one of the normal (UK) childhood immunistaions, comes with the one against diptheria and something else. I was so sick I had to go to emergency with a hand the size of an orange. Thats is just an infection, all be it a nasty one, not tetanus. Tetanus causes muscle spasm hence the name "lock jaw". -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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In article om, "Dave Liquorice" writes: | On 7 Feb 2007 04:16:43 -0800, La Puce wrote: | | You have set me thinking.... I've never had a tetanus jab in my whole | life !! | | Tetanus is one of the normal (UK) childhood immunistaions, comes with the | one against diptheria and something else. It used not to, but I don't know if it was given routinely in the UK. I got it, often, but that was in a far country and, besides, the vaccine is dead. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 7 Feb, 13:59, "Dave Liquorice" wrote:
Thats is just an infection, all be it a nasty one, not tetanus. Tetanus causes muscle spasm hence the name "lock jaw". Sure it wasn't - thank goodness (and me, locked jaw ... that would be the day ;o)) But I got a jab there and then because the last one I had had I was 9 years old, after being bitten by a dog in Bridgewater, of all places. |
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On 7/2/07 13:59, in article
, "Dave Liquorice" wrote: Tetanus is one of the normal (UK) childhood immunistaions, comes with the one against diptheria and something else. Dip. tet and polio. Ray is now well covered. ;-) He'd had tet injections in the past but had simply forgotten to renew - not surprising as nowadays it covers you for something like ten years, I think. Also, he's not the type that's inclined to fuss over health issues. snip -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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