tetanus shot after burn with knife ? Posted: 04-22-07 22:04pm
Hello everyone, this is my first post.
Last night, I was at a bonfire with a
bunch of my friends. Some of my friends
were messing around with a knife and were
heating it over the fire. It turned red
with heat. My friend picked it up and
turned without realizing that my bare arm
was directly behind him. It burned down a
few lairs of skin and is basically just
white. The area surrounding was fairly
swollen but it never hurt THAT bad.
Today, my arm is really sore, probably
from chopping wood, but i'm paranoid that
it might be tetanus. Is this possible?
There was no blood, but the knife was
around the dirt. I have had a tetanus
shot within the last 2 years. I put
bactine and neosporin on the wound within
2 hours and it has been covered for the
past 24 hours. Do I have anything to be
worried about?
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NWKC
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 134 Location: The States
Re: Possible Tetanus? Posted: 04-22-07 22:16pm
KiNG09
wrote:
Hello everyone, this is my
first post. Last night, I was at a
bonfire with a bunch of my friends. Some
of my friends were messing around with a
knife and were heating it over the fire.
It turned red with heat. My friend picked
it up and turned without realizing that my
bare arm was directly behind him. It
burned down a few lairs of skin and is
basically just white. The area surrounding
was fairly swollen but it never hurt THAT
bad. Today, my arm is really sore,
probably from chopping wood, but i'm
paranoid that it might be tetanus. Is this
possible? There was no blood, but the
knife was around the dirt. I have had a
tetanus shot within the last 2 years. I
put bactine and neosporin on the wound
within 2 hours and it has been covered for
the past 24 hours. Do I have anything to
be worried
about?
welcome to ehealth.
I have to ask, does the muscles in your
arm spasm or lock in a concentrated
contraction? Clearly, my guess is you
wouldn't get a tetanus shot if it didn't
prevent from tetanuses. Like usually, if
it gets seriously infectected then head to
a doctor or a hospital.
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KiNG09
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 04-22-07 22:18pm
No, it's not like that. The burn is
located around my bicep, and the soreness
is in my forearm, but there is no locking
or spasms. I'm making sure to keep it
extremely clean, any other ideas?
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NWKC
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 134 Location: The States
Posted: 04-22-07 22:43pm
KiNG09
wrote:
No, it's not like that. The
burn is located around my bicep, and the
soreness is in my forearm, but there is no
locking or spasms. I'm making sure to keep
it extremely clean, any other
ideas?
best thing with any health related
problems, generally works with internal
issues...but try not to dwell too much on
it, because some dense pain such as what
you describe can be psychological. Just to
mention, I've severly sprained my ankle
and I could feel pain in my toes and in my
calfs. Mind you this, I haven't had my
tetanus shot since I was in middle
school...and that was well over 6 years
ago. *knocks on wood*
Though, I'm glad you're taking proper care
of it. Like I said before, if it gets
worse, notify your doctor.
