Injury on the ground : Often you must have seen that in villages, when someone gets hurt or has a wound, people quickly pick up some mud and apply it on the wound. They think that this will heal the wound but doing this can also be fatal. One should be more careful especially during summer or rainy season, because in this season, even a wound caused by a slight injury can be fatal.
If it is not treated immediately, it can lead to surgery. Doctors say that applying soil on the wound or getting soil on it can cause tetanus due to the bacteria present in it, so the wound should be protected from soil.
Why should we not apply mud on a wound?
According to the doctor, one should avoid putting soil on a wound. Tetanus bacteria are found in soil, which remain present in the pores and turn into tetanus as soon as it falls on the wound. Diabetic patients, the elderly and those with weak immunity are at greater risk.
Avoid carelessness
According to health experts, negligence like applying mud on the wound can lead to the need for surgery. During surgery, along with the damaged skin, normal skin also has to be removed. People who develop antibiotic resistance face more problems. Because normal antibiotics do not have much effect on their bacteria. Consuming more antibiotics develops resistance, due to which bacteria attack even a small injury or wound and the wound grows rapidly.
Wounds can be fatal
Injuries and wounds become more red, swollen and painful due to eating bacteria. These bacteria eat the muscles under the skin at a speed of one millimetre per hour, due to which the infection grows rapidly and the wound does not heal quickly. Gas gangrene bacteria is also very dangerous. In such a situation, if the wound is not taken care of, it can even become fatal.
What to do about the wound
1. In case of injury, the wounded area should be washed immediately with soap.
2. Antibiotic solution should be applied on it.
3. Get a tetanus injection as soon as possible, because tetanus does not occur only due to injury from rusty iron.
4. The wound should be protected from soil.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Before implementing any suggestion, please consult the concerned expert.
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