Tetanus refers to deadly infections, therefore it is extremely important to take all possible measures in order not to become infected. Prevention of tetanus can be either timely or urgent. This is just the case when it is better to be safe in advance and get vaccinated!
Nonspecific prevention of tetanus
As is known, tetanus bacteria live in the intestines of many mammals and birds. Together with excrement they fall into the soil, where they can remain viable for months. Especially well tetanus bacteria adapt in places with a moist warm climate and black earthy soils. To infect a tetanus the person can in the event that bacteria get into an organism through various damages of a skin:
With food, infection will not occur provided that there are no ulcers and cracks in the digestive organs.
Nonspecific prevention includes measures designed to reduce the likelihood of infection, namely - to reduce the number of skin injuries and injuries in the home and at work. Also, preventive measures include the provision of proper sanitary conditions in operational and timely operational disinfection of the wounds.
Specific prevention of tetanus
This type includes repeated vaccination of children for preventive purposes in advance, as well as administering special medications to the patient in case of tetanus infection. The first vaccination takes place at the 3rd month of life and then repeats at intervals of 13-18 months several times. Properly conducted vaccine course, performed in full, provides immunity to tetanus within 10 years after the last inoculation. Of course, only in the event that there were no complications and concomitant disorders of the body. Emergency specific prophylaxis of tetanus in traumas is performed taking into account the data on vaccinations made at that time.
Emergency prophylaxis of tetanus
Prevention of tetanus in trauma includes nonspecific and specific methods. The first step is to clean the wound, remove the damaged tissue and disinfect them. Depending on the nature of the damage and the location of the incident, it is possible
The incubation period lasts from several hours to several months, but on average is 20 days. If you have convulsions and other symptoms of tetanus, one of the anti-tetanus preparations will be injected at the medical facility.
Depending on whether the victim received vaccinations in childhood, measures will be taken for passive immunization, active-passive prevention, which includes the introduction of toxoids in combination with tetanus antitetrauma or emergency revaccination of AS.