Tetanus Disease mark
September 11th, 2013 tugastikes
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understanding and knowledge of health will help us take preventive measures against various diseases that exist around us. Causes of tetanus disease is caused by the entry of germs into the body. Tetanus disease, in health sciences, the first symptoms of tetanus is characterized by muscle stiffness ranang. At the time of the muscles ranang increasingly rigid, difficult to open the mouth as well as locked. Which when healthy as could open his mouth wide, and if sick people can only open his mouth as wide as three fingers. This stiffness is also called lockjaw (Trimus),
stiffness of muscles ranang soon spread to the muscles of the other, to the back and neck arched back, the muscles face also contracted (Risus Sardonikus = laughter menjeringai), up to the corner of her mouth and eyebrows drawn up, then all the muscles that have this stiff twitch. Such that the patient became very tired and died of it. Before he died, his fever rose high to 42oC.
The action to be performed when the health worker signs of tetanus have appeared. Tetanus is a disease that causes death. Ask for immediate help doctors and midwives at the first sign of tetanus. If you do not get medical help immediately do the following: a. Inspect the entire body to look for inflamed wounds. Often the pus-filled wounds, open wounds and wash with soapy water and boiled water, remove the entire dirt, pus, thorns, pieces of wood and so on, flush the wound with hydrogen peroxide solution, if any. B. Penicillin injections Prociane immediately and repeat injections every 12 hours (newborn babies crystalline penicillin is better). If not available, use other antibiotics, such as tetracilin. C. If it can be obtained, inject 40,000 to 50,000 units of Tetanus antitoxin or 5,000 units of Human Immune Globulin. Pay attention to all warnings. Human Immune Globulin contain less danger of severe allergic reactions, but more expensive and more difficult to obtain. D. As long as the patient can swallow, give nutritious liquid little by little but often. E. As far as possible do not touch or move the patient, avoid noise and bright light. F. If necessary, use a rubber tube (catheters) which is connected a syringe to suck the mucus from the nose to the throat. This action helps clear the way breathing.
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