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One of the recent news items has stuck with me about gardening. A lady had a superficial graze on the back of her hand from gardening and unfortunately she died of septicemia, or sepsis as it seems to be called now, aka blood poisoning a week later. If anyone feels unwell and develops temperature and other symptoms after a small garden injury, they must insist that sepsis is being considered and their doctors must be on the lookout for this, because apparently sepsis is much more common than generally assumed and can be very dangerous indeed.
What's the essence of the argument ?(1) That you can injure yourself .. using a spade or fork ?(2) Lifting and lugging things around a garden causes back problems ?(3) The weed killers, fertilisers and other chemicals are toxic ? (4) other ?
Quote from: galina on October 10, 2016, 23:26:19One of the recent news items has stuck with me about gardening. A lady had a superficial graze on the back of her hand from gardening and unfortunately she died of septicemia, or sepsis as it seems to be called now, aka blood poisoning a week later. If anyone feels unwell and develops temperature and other symptoms after a small garden injury, they must insist that sepsis is being considered and their doctors must be on the lookout for this, because apparently sepsis is much more common than generally assumed and can be very dangerous indeed. Hi Galina :)I remember similar warnings about random scratches and scrapes.But this was when i was boy... more decades ago than i would prefer.Back then the story was told in terms of tetanus.And the cure was a painful needle... about the width of a knitting needle ... into your backside... pottytrain2 So naturally, the temptation was to simply put a plaster on that scratch, and not mention it to anyone.Three questions:(1) Is there an injection, a vaccination, that you can get for septicemia (as for tetanus) ?(2) How long does the septicemia jab last for ?(3) Is it free ?If i remember correctly, the tetanus jab lasts 10 years (and used to be free)Maybe someone will read this thread that knows the answers to those questions.
On a serious note, how many of you have the foresight to have basic first-aid kit with you when away upon your plot. Do you know the postcode if you needed to call an ambulance (for somebody else!) Do you ever let anybody know, if you are living unaccompanied, where you are going and how long to wait. Do you take a phone?