What Are the Various Types of Wounds Responsible for Causing Tetanus?
Besides roadside injuries, tetanus may occur from various wounds caused by cuts, especially while working in fields/ gardens, or when a deep punctured wound occurs in the case of mechanics engaged in various factories/workshops, etc. Tetanus may also manifest itself in patients with bed sores, or wounds caused by splints, or in cases of burns, skin ulcers or, following tooth extraction. It may be due to gunshot wound as well. A simple pinprick, injury by nail, thorn may also cause this problem. Fishermen may also suffer from it when they get an injury while handling the fish-hook. Frost-bite can also prove dangerous in some cases. Tetanus may appear when injections or intravenous drips are given without proper sterilization. It is usually seen when drug addicts do not use properly sterilized needles/syringes. The disease is known to occur when the wound is a tiny one, which can hardly be seen and is completely forgotten/ healed. In such cases, the patient did suffer from an injury some
