First aid - tetanus

[Baldy]

We put a first aid kit in our sites communal shed last year - sure glad we did. I was applyin gmy carpentry skills to the door of my GH - I should have taken it off the hinges but I was lazy, only one bit of wood needed trimming... Used one of those 'branch saws' as I wasn't worried about the finish.
Anyhow, long story short managed to attack my left hand with the rather large teeth of the saw - blood everywhere... luckily not too deep. The first aid kit came in handy.
I think I'll get a tetanus jab too in case I put a fork through my foot (have come close to that a few times)
Mrs Balders implied that if I get 'lockjaw' that might be no bad thing. She was joking!
I think

So - you too should ensure you have a first aid kit - and ponder the benefits of a tetanus shot too...
Those are my words of wisdom for this evening.

[Nicos]

Peeps need to speak with their GP or practice nurse re tetanus.

It used to be a booster jab every 10 yrs if I recall correctly???...then they realised peeps were being overdosed....
not sure what the up to date suggested requirements are???


With all the muck we handle- we certainly need some form of protection against tetanus

[Chris11]

Glad you're ok Baldy. With anything like that we're always left thinking how it could have been worse.

I can't remember the details of a similar situation I had a few years ago, but I remember it was bad enough for me to ask about a tetanus shot. I was told not to worry if I'd had normal shots and boosters of tetanus in the past, as it then provided long term protection.

As always, best seek medical advice to be sure, if only to confirm there's a record of you already having had enough shots.

[Containergardener]

While ago now ..10yrs.. When we were building the house OH leapt off a grass bank down to house and landing on a piece of wood amongst the mud with 4inch nail the roofers had left behind, went through his foot. A&e said as he had had tet and boosters in past would be ok, but gave him injection anyway as he had gone there to be checked. They were more concerned with keeping it clean. I worked in GP so nurses changed his dressing at first then supplied me with saline and dressings to apply daily.

[Baldy]

Mrs Baldy was a ward sister - first time *ever* she's been at all concerned with any 'ailment' I've had.
I was scared for a moment by her attitude. I've got over it now. As an aside - I came across this on my use of the wordv 'furtle'

https://andsomark.wordpress.com/2013...mmon-language/

Come the revolution

[Containergardener]

Well you have your on hand nursey

[Baldy]

She usually just goes 'meh seen far worse' which is true but doesn't help much Funnily enough our GP is quite scared of her - and me by association.

'on hand nursey' blimey

[Containergardener]

:d.................

[vixylix]

Glad you're ok Baldy!

My mum is a nurse so I've spent my whole life with her response to anything being 'you'll be fine' - a few years ago I was really ill and she told me to go straight to A&E - it scared me to death!!

[Thelma Sanders]

The practice nurse said that youngsters have had a set of 5 jabs which give them immunity for life - but that it was unusual for anyone in their sixties (me) to have had the set of 5, so a booster was offered to any active gardeners when they had their first flu jabs

[ESBkevin]

When I built the plot shed I made a simple shelf and drawers unit to suit. Amoung the small bits n' bobs contained is a simple first aid, some hand cleaning gel and head/back ache pills (Ibuprofan). A bottle or two of drinking water and some plasters, some bite/sting relief (for kids mainly).

When I recently attended the Local surgery my doctor had retired so I had a checkup with the new chap and mentioned tetanus jab because I'm always getting filthy! Seems its nearly 30 years since the last one. Anyway I was given an appointment with the nurse and while she chatted I didn't even feel anything, and I mean anything. Wonderful experience, then off I went to have a blood sample taken - that was far more uncomfortable.

[sparrow100]

We have first aid kits in our communal sheds, but I also have one in my shed for 'just in cases' which has antiseptic spray, savlon and a bar or two of chocolate (for the shock, you understand!)

This is since I had a blackthorn spike in the back of my hand, which encouraged it to swell up to comedy proportions. I got antibiotics and a lecture from the GP, who also said I was protected for life from tetanus, but not from lapses in common sense when allotmenteering.

[Nicos]

Part of a first aid kit should be to make sure you don't go down to the lottie without your mobile phone.

If you are there on your own and are badly cut/stung -( with an unexpected reaction to it)...then you may need to call for help!

You just never know

[lottie dolly]

I used to have a medi kit box kept in the shed till it got nicked,now i carry one in my lottie only basket,so know where to find it,

[Snoop Puss]

All these horror stories are making my ankles ache (oddly). Mr Snoop's motto (well, one of them) is "say no to accidents". I must admit it annoys me when he says it because it's usually after I've had one, but I've just got to say it now. So: "say no to accidents".