Tetanus and trauma: a review and recommendations

P Rhee, MK Nunley, D Demetriades… - Journal of Trauma …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
… the patient against the next wounding event but does not ensure tetanus prevention from the
… Persons with traumatic wounds without a complete primary immunization history or booster …

Management and prevention of tetanus

DG Becker, WC Lineaweaver, R Edlich… - Journal of Long …, 2003 - dl.begellhouse.com
patient, the most characteristic sign of generalized tetanus is lockjaw, or trismus. The diagnosis
of tetanus … However, it is important to emphasize that even minor trauma can lead to this …

The management and prevention of tetanus

JP Richardson, AL Knight - The Journal of emergency medicine, 1993 - Elsevier
… Cephalic tetanus is an uncommon but frequently severe form of localized tetanus, often
following minor trauma or chronic otitis media. The presentation can take the form of single or …

Appropriate tetanus prophylaxis practices in patients attending Emergency Departments in Italy

R Abbate, G Di Giuseppe, P Marinelli, IF Angelillo… - Vaccine, 2008 - Elsevier
… in particular many trauma patients often are routinely given tetanus immunoglobulin for any
… on the characteristics of the wound and on the evaluation of patient's immunization history. …

Insufficient knowledge and inappropriate practices of emergency doctors towards tetanus prevention in trauma patients: a pilot survey

Y Liu, X Mo, X Yu, J Wang, J Tian… - Human Vaccines & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
tetanus prevention in trauma patients and to subsequently develop advocacy efforts to improve
clinical doctors’ tetanus … ) of doctors regarding tetanus prevention in trauma patients. This …

The prevention and treatment of tetanus

L Cole - British Medical Journal, 1953 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In wounds it is helped by tissue trauma, necrosis, foreign bodies, and pyogenic or other …
Type of Wound and Type of Patient In civilian practice in this country tetanus hardly ever …

Current prevention and treatment of posttraumatic tetanus in Ningxia

BH Lv, CD Yuan, Y Gou, WP Yang, W Du, JF Zhang… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
… the knowledge of trauma related medical personnel on tetanus in … the prevention and
treatment of tetanus in trauma patients, analyzed the status quo of posttraumatic tetanus prevention

Tetanus in the emergency department: a current review

SS Hsu, G Groleau - The Journal of emergency medicine, 2001 - Elsevier
prevention. This article reviews the presentations of acute … tetanus-prone, particularly those
resulting from blunt trauma and … HTIG 250 IU only for patients with tetanus-prone wounds and …

Clinician awareness of tetanus-diphtheria vaccination in trauma patients: a questionnaire study

YH Yoon, SW Moon, SH Choi, YD Cho, JY Kim… - … journal of trauma …, 2012 - Springer
… The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the annual incidence
of tetanus nearly disappeared in South Korea from 1980 to 2000; however, there have been …

Incidence and Prevention of Tetanus

ET Conybeare, WPD Logan - British Medical Journal, 1951 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conclusion Sulphaguanidine, formosulphathiazole, and formosulphacetamide given orally
did not reduce the mortality rate in cholera patients, and results in these cases compared …