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Can you get tetanus from swimming in a pool with rust spots if you have a cut or open wound?
Tetanus isn't even found in rust, it's an archaebacteria that lives in soil. Tetanus can't survive in water. The only way you can get tetanus is to expose an open wound to contaminated soil. The only reason people associate rust with tetanus is that if you cut yourself with something rusty and get dirt on it you run the risk of catching tetanus. So, in conclusion, it is perfectly safe for you to go swimming.
How does the tetanus attack and spread?
Tetanus attacks in open wounds, such as a fresh cut. When soil, saliva, or even feces gets into contact with it, Clostridium tetani attacks the body. Also, Tetanus can occur when rusty nails puncture the skin. Tetanus occurs in the Central Nervous System(brain and spinal cord).
What is icd9 code 881.10?
open wound forearm complicated
When do you have to give a horse flu and tetanus jabs?
Once a year is fine. Horses that travel to large horse shows may need a booster just to be safe. Or if he is injured with an open wound an additional tetanus wouldn't hurt.
What is the ICD-9 code for a facial laceration?
873.41 OPEN WOUND TO CHEEK.oo
What do you do to clean and cover any open wounds to prevent tetanus?
What ever you do to an open wound because it is open to the elements be it air or the air the wound was made in there are air born partials that are absorbed through the open lays All efforts to sterilize the wound will be done by the doctors before they close, but due to the world we live in nothing will stop bacteria from growing in an uncontrolled environment, unless treatment or preventative treatment are used.
Skin tear icd-9 code?
try 879.8 open wound NOS
What is icd-9 code 879?
Open wound of other and unspecified sites, except limbs
What is the ICD-9 code for a leg laceration?
891.0 - open wound lower leg/nos
Can tetanus be fatal?
yes, but they need to get shots in order to stop it. if you have an open wound and it comes in contact with soil that is mixed with animal waste, clean it out immediately with antibacterial. but it is safer to make sure that you just get your tetanus shot and a booster every ten years to help prevent it.
What is the fracture with an open wound?
What's a fracture with an open wound
Who can get tetanus?
Tetanus is most commonly found in dirt. If it has access to the blood stream via open skin, you will get infected. Anyone can get it, that is why we have the tetanus vaccine.
