RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58102254
T1 Tetanus
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
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RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Anaerobic  infection  mediated  by  a  neurotoxin  that  causes  nervous  irritability  and  tetanic  muscular  contraction•  Causative  organism,  Clostridium  tetani•  Wounds  contaminated  with  soil  or  feces  (eg,  deep  puncture  from  stepping  on  a  nail)•  Tetanus-prone  wound  is  usually  a  puncture  wound  or  one  containing  devitalized  tissue  or  a  foreign  body•  Tetanus-prone  wounds  are  characterized  by:  -Elapsed  time  from  injury  (more  than  6  hrs)-Deeper  than  1  cm-Contaminated  by  soil,  feces,  rust-Stellate  configuration-Caused  by  missile,  crush,  burn,  or  frostbite-Characterized  by  devitalized  or  denervated  tissue-Cause  by  animal  or  human  bite