Tetanus

Tetanus is the medical term for the condition commonly known as lockjaw.

You certainly can Inject the tetanus at home. The problem is logistical, getting the diphtheria tetanus serum—it’s a prescription—and a 3-cc syringe and 1 ½ inch 21-gauge needle, not readily available. It is important to be in a sterile area. I advise wearing a tank top, especially a racer bank bcs the tetanus has to go into the deltoid muscle—that’s the bulgy part of your arm—and you don’t want to fuss with a sleeve. Carefully remove the syringe and needle from the sterile packages. Slip the sheath cover off the needle—try not to freak iut at how long th needle is. Tetanus has to go deep in the deltoid muscle, and most of us have plenty of muscle up by the shoulder. Fit the needle to the syringe positively. Take the vial of tetanus and slip the needle into the vial, then drew serum up to the 1cc mark on the syringe. Expel half of it to remove any bubbles. Pull the needle out of the vial and place the vial on a shelf or desk. Since tetanus shots hurt, give it in the opposite arm, like right-handed in left deltoid. It’s best to let the arm hang down by your side and relax the muscle! That position might be a little clumsy, so I usually place my left hand on my hip---the muscle’s a bit tight in this position, but it’s really easy to get at the muscle Dab the arm skin with the cotton and alcohol generously and place the cotton on a clean surface. With your left hand, grab your deltoid muscle up high by the shoulder and make a good-sized bulge. Raise your right hand with syringe and needle about 2 inches above your arm and point the needle at a 90-degree angle at your muscle up high, about two fingers down from the top of your shoulder. This is so the needle sticks straight down at the grain of the muscle and does not go in at an uncomfortable angle. Now for the hard part! The needle has to stick into the muscle kind of fast, not really a jab, but with a thrust. It’s quite normal not to want to do this. You’ll be thinking about how the needle’s going to hurt and make your muscle ache up high by your shoulder. Take a few deep breaths, then bring your hand down quickly. You’ll feel a sharp stick as the needle sticks in the muscle—you won’t even feel the skin prick, it happens so fast. Usually the needle sticks in about ½ inch into the muscle, then stops bcs you feel the sharp stick and a kind of muscly feeling of the needle in the muscle. Here’s where you must overcome your fear of pain and push the needle down firmly—it might take a few thrusts before the needle starts sticking into the muscle again. It’ll feel REALLY crampy and muscly. Be sure to stick the needle ALL the way into the deltoid. Then place your thumb on top of the syringe piston and push down slow and easy, you don’t want to bruise your muscle! Watch to make sure all the tetanus disappears from the syringe and into your muscle. Your arm will feel tense and muscle achy up high by the shoulder. Leave the needle in an extra few seconds, while you press the cotton and alcohol swab over where the needle is sticking in the muscle. Pull the needle out slowly, placing the cotton over the injection site, cuz there’s going to be a little drop of blood. Remove the needle, press down firmly on the cotton. WOW! Done! You’re a super star! I would suggest that it’s faster and easier for a doctor or nurse to give you your tetanus, bcs they don’t feel the pain, they just stick the needle into the muscle and push the tetanus into the muscle, takes about 5 seconds.

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see if you've had head achs,reslessness or irrabillitty and muscle spasms

Not very big. Y do people worry bout it. It's just a burn. I'm sure u all have had an iv. It does not hurt as much as an iv. Goes right under the skin. Don't look at it.

DPT vaccine for diphtheria, polio and tetanus have a few possible side effects/reactions

Local reaction at the site of injection these include:

Pain

Redness

Hardening of the skin

Swelling

Bruising

Dizziness

Nausea and vomiting

High temperature

Headache

These symptoms usually begin within 48 hours of the vaccination, lasting for 1-2 days.

Please bear in mind, that it may be different from person to person. One person may feel perfectly well after, another not so much.

I had a DPT vaccine today and i seem to be OK thankfully. The vaccine itself did not hurt but a very quick poke on the arm (honestly).

There is a little feeling of pressure at the point and a little hard to move but that's it, i had my vaccination approx 11 hours ago.

Hope this helps.

Every year as many as 70 cases of tetanus causing about 15 deaths are reported. In 2005, 27 cases of tetanus were reported in the United States. This statistic is from a web page from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Mostly the people who die are elderly with other problems.

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hi my name is catherine blas nadeau i am video conferencing with dr. Jason san miguel flores and also i Raymond peter limitiaco salas and Robert kineshi and i dr. nicholas blas nadeau it is every 7 years to get that shot effect.

by vaccination (injection)

You'll need another shot ten years after your last one.

The ten years number is just the amount of time that the effects of the shot tend to wear off, so we recommend getting a new shot around that time.

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.

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As soon as possible. You really don't want to wait because the area that was punctured can get infected and the blood stream has been exposed as well. Go to the ER or get a doctor appointment IMMEDIATELY and get it taken care of, for your own health

Absolutely, if you have not had a tetanus shot in the last several years. However, it's not the rusty nail that gives you the disease. It's the Clostridium tetani bacteria commonly found in soil that causes the disease. The nail (rusty or otherwise) makes the puncture wound and the bacteria is driven deep into the flesh where anaerobic conditions allow it to thrive. For a more detailed explanation: http://www.timelessmyths.co.uk/stepping-on-a-rusty-nail-causes-tetanus.html

It can but it undergoes incomplete tetanus, in this case there is a short period of relaxtion before a new contractian is initiated. The muscle contraction will go up in a wave like line..

1. Even when a muscle appears to be at rest, a certain amount of sustained contraction is occurring in its fibers. This is called muscle tone. (Muscle tone is a response to nerve impulses that originate repeatedly from the spinal cord and stimulate a few muscle fibers.) A tetanic contraction is when a forceful sustained contraction lacks even partial relaxation.

Just received an estimate of Canadian $ 55 per dose.

It is a vaccine to prevent Whooping Cough (also known as Pertussis).

lockjaw is the same thing***********************

the actual shot is suppose to last around ten years, as long as the subject has been treated along the way of their life . that's from what I've read. i recommend that you consult a doctor though .

the major contraindications are any previous history of hypersensitivity reacton to the serum globulin or any of its component, a hypersensitivity reaction to a test dose, and any condition that will contraindicate intramuscular injection such as thrombocytopenia .

I recently had a tetanus shot and the nurse told me that my arm would be sore for up to three days.