PDF-Summary Guide to Tetanus Prophylaxis

in Routine Wound ManagementASSESS WOUNDAll other wounds contaminated with dirt feces saliva soil puncture wounds avulsions wounds resulting from A clean minor woundtetanus diphtheria series1 7Administ. When the tetanus bacteria invade the body through a wound they produce a toxin or poison that causes muscles to become tight which is very painful Tetanus mainly a57375ects the neck and abdomen Tetanus is also known as lockjaw because it often cause Tetanus is a vaccine preventable disease. Getting vaccinated against tetanus will protect people from getting this disease. Make sure that wounds, cuts or scratches are clean and covered to protect August 2013 What is tetanus ? Tetanus is a disease caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria that affects the nervous system . Commonly called lockjaw, tetanus is now rare in the United States due Updates and Clarification to the Process. This NetLearning is meant to clarify common confusion regarding the VTE Prophylaxis Process. . If you did not attend a Meaningful Use Class or take the original NetLearning, “Meaningful Use Mandatory NetLearning”, please view both to ensure that you understand the process completely!. Mary & Victoria. Tetanus. What is Tetanus?. The Biology: . Clostridium . tetani. Prevention by Vaccination. Treatment. What is Tetanus?. Bacterial disease. Affects the nervous system. Often caused by infection to cuts/wounds, especially when they are deep. “A summary condenses the original material, presenting its core ideas . in your own words” . (Spurlock, 2013). “…a summary does . not. present . allthe. details, and it is generally as brief as possible” (Bullock, 2013). PENGERTIAN. Tetanus . atau. . kejang. . mulut. . merupakan. . infeksi. . dari. . spora. . bakteri. . Clostridium . tetani. Penyakit. tetanus . adalah. . penyakit. . infeksi. yang . diakibatkan. Asril Zahari . Bagian /SMF Bedah FK Unand . RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang . Pendahuluan . Merupakan peny.infeksi akut yg memperlihatkan diri : -- ggn neuromuskuler akut . -- trismus , kekakuan dan kejang otot. 315Caused by exotoxin producedby bacterium Clostridium tetaniCharacterized by generalizedrigidity and convulsive spasmsFirst produced in animalsin 1884Organism isolated in 1889Tetanus toxoid developed 11 What is Tetanus -Tetanus commonly called lockjaw is a bacterial disease caused by Clostridium tetani that affects the nervous system As a result of widespread immunization Tetanus is now a rare dis SKHMC. Definition. Tetanus . is a neurologic syndrome characterized by generalized rigidity . and convulsive . spasm of skeletal muscles caused by a neurotoxin elaborated at . the site . of injury by . Asst. Professor. Dept. of VCC. TETANUS. (Locked jaw/Saw Horse disease. A highly fatal disease of all domestic animals caused by the neurotoxin and characterized by . hyperaesthessia. , . tetany. , PEP, PREP . Compiled by Jason Vermaak, . Ektha. . govind. and . Anjana. Thomas. Opportunistic infection In HIV. Opportunistic infections are those that occur more frequently in immunocompromised populations and are often more clinically severe in this group of people.. Dr. . Kalyan. Diphtheria . Epidemiology : . Organism:. Gram Positive bacillus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae. . Source of infection. : Secretions and discharge from infected person or carrier. .