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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsJust cut my finger on a tin can lid. Do I need to worry about tetanus?
It's not a particularly large cut as far as width. About as large as a paper cut. But it is significantly deeper.
vanlassie
(5,695 posts)Aristus
(66,522 posts)They never stopped to think about the soil and/or manure that might have contaminated the nail...
vanlassie
(5,695 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)And never in my life have I had a tetanus shot. Either I have been very lucky or have a good immune system. And that could be the case because I never get colds even when exposed to someone who has a cold.
Dash87
(3,220 posts)The reason rust is associated with tetanus is because old metal lying around (which often gets rusty from sitting there in the rain or just being old) is also more likely to be full of bacteria, including the bacteria that causes tetanus. There's nobody there to clean it.
The myth also might have come from farms, b/c tetanus-causing bacteria live in the soil and animals' intestines.
Paulie
(8,462 posts)They are only good for like 10 years.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)elleng
(131,370 posts)No problem.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)elleng
(131,370 posts)but wash it, try antibiotic cream, and cover lightly to not incur infection. Don't keep moist and in the dark for long periods, so change bandage in the morning.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)elleng
(131,370 posts)Haven't had kids, eh?
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)elleng
(131,370 posts)(You got books these days???)
Enjoy the beans!
TexasTowelie
(112,660 posts)It looks like you have some good advice. I've been so banged up lately (bike wreck that blew out my knee on July 4, hit by a PT cruiser riding a bike last Friday and some bee stings on Sunday) that I'm probably past my expiration date.
rug
(82,333 posts)flying_wahini
(6,696 posts)I thought 10 years, too.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)I'm due for a physical in a couple months and will ask my dr.
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)In the first few years, your hands look like Hamburger from the cuts. After awhile, you get callouses and learn to handle metal without so many cuts but cuts are just part of the business. You get to a point where, if you can stop a cut from bleeding all over your work by wrapping it in duct tape, you just ignore it. Hell, I had eight stitches in my thumb and was out playing golf two ours later.
Tetanus shot? No idea when I had my last one. I think the danger of cuts is more a matter of perception than reality. On the other hand, maybe I got cut so often that my body developed natural defense from bad stuff. I don"t know but I have severed arteries and just taped them up and moved on. I think maybe we worry too much.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)a few years back. The doctor told me the tetanus shot will be good for the next ten years.
DebJ
(7,699 posts)"When to see a doctor
See your doctor to obtain a tetanus booster shot if you have a deep or dirty wound and you haven't had a booster shot within the past five years or aren't sure of when your last booster was. Or see your doctor about a tetanus booster for any wound especially if it may have been contaminated with dirt, animal feces or manure if you haven't had a booster shot within the past 10 years or aren't sure of when you were last vaccinated. "
http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/tetanus/ds00227/dsection=all&method=print
OxQQme
(2,550 posts)NO MORE SHARP EDGES
Several company's make them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jFNJ2gNqJbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ydkUvD4hJl4
The really good thing about this type of opener....no metal shavings into the contents.
The lids can be put back (not airtight) and used for storage of odds and ends.
Paint or decorate the can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VCnmtJbI1oo