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Tetanus, wounds and the wilderness by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor ; especially puncture wounds (rusty nails), burns or crushing injuries. Tetanus is diagnosed mainly on the symptoms... is advised every ten years, even if you haven’t had any rusty nails, cuts or dirty wounds. Remember...
Puncturing The Lumbar Spine by sawling Medical Doctor doctors carrying out lumbar punctures (taking some fluid out from the spinal cord for investigations... afterall. Can't stop smiling from ear to ear....why? COZ I've done a lumbar puncture successfully...
REVIEW - Procedures - Lumbar Puncture by MeisterMed by Alan T. Medical Doctor , but not without some caveats. Lumbar puncture is a standalone app which cuts straight to the chase... surprised to find Procedures - Lumbar Puncture in the app store. As someone who routinely...
Teens Cutting: 5 Things to Know About Teens Who Cut Themselves by Vanessa Van Petten Patient Expert Cutting has been around a long time and it seems to be a topic no one talks about, but everyone knows exists.  I get about 5 to 10 emails per week specifically about self-mutilation.  Cutting...
Cuts, cuts and more cuts by Garth M. Patient Expert services are cut, while patients suffer as PCTs restrict access to essential operations and medicines... the limping old lady with a painful hip is not guaranteed a reasonably speedy operation? Cuts to local...
Carol’s Cuts recalls fresh cut cantaloupe and cut mixed fruit containing cantaloupe because of possible health risk Distri by FDA 23, 2011 - Carol’s Cuts LLC, Kansas food processor, is recalling 594 pounds of fresh cut cantaloupe... among pregnant women. Carol’s Cuts Fruit Medley, packaged in 8-ounce individual serving clamshell containers (6...
Cut costs, cut costs, cut costs. ... by Drew W. Healthy Living Professional Cut costs, cut costs, cut costs. That’s what we have been hearing lately (30 + years?) in order to effectively reform health care. The problem is those costs are someone’s income. In a free market economy...
Burny Burny Cut Cut by Monica O. Healthy Living Professional , after a mid-run bathroom break I put it back on a little to quickly and ended up with a huge burn/cut... Cut back on artificial sweeteners and processed foods. I think all the diet drinks and processed...
First Saturday Night Off Since NAM! To Cut or NOT to Cut? by Bobbi M. Patient Expert to be done with short hair but I am ready for the challenge here are a few cuts I am thinking about, what do you think...
Cutting: The Quiet Epidemic by Dr. Deb Patient Expert -Injurious Behaviors (SIB). Other forms of SIB include burning, skin-picking, wound-picking, skin puncturing... in haphazard slashes, revealing a fury in the strokes. Cutting wounds can present in a rippled manner...

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Dr Frascino,We have spoken before. I had a puncture wound with an AIDS patient. At 6 weeks I got symptoms, and the clinic gave me an ELISA and viral load those 2 were neg.. At 9 weeks I got another negative test and at 11 and a half weeks I used a homeaccess kit which was negative. How does this look...crap

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, and for answering the same question (re: small puncture wounds China) you have answered so many times... some sort of puncture, I would say (though very small- a hairs breadth). My hopes lie in it not... on your reasoning for saying worry is unwarranted is due to this apparent puncture not...crap

Could you have an infection that doesn't show up on a culture because you are taking a lot of antib
My foot Puncture wound looked and acted infected, yet the tissue /blood cultures were negative... line and Vancomycin.  I did the IV drip by myself 2x daily for 10 days. Could the wound have been infected despite the negative culture?  I did have high monocytes, Eos, Baso%, etc.  The wound healed...crap

Puncture wound to foot
Hi, I got a puncture wound in the bottom in step of my foot in the shower from a plastic sharp shampoo cap. It bled a lot and the next day I could hardly walk on it. It seemed to then get better but now it is 2months later and I still have pain in my foot and a bump.  Should I see a pediatrist...crap

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can you get hiv or hbv from a puncture wounds, skin contact,and mucous membrane contact Barbara McGovern, M.D. how to get them Acquiring HIV or HBV infection usually requires blood to blood contact with an infectious source. There are rare cases of a health care worker being infected from a mucous membrane...crap

My ICD sugery was complicated but thank god I'm still here. Seeking possible answers.
My ICD surgery entailed complications resulting in my being one of the few to receive a punctured heart and cardiogenic shock? I think thats what I suffered. After all of this, I awoke twice while intubated and felt like I was drowning in my own fluids. The tubes were aggravating my gag reflexes...crap

Acupuncture needle stick-should I be tested?
I stepped on a needle in my acupuncturist's office and it punctured my toe enough to draw a tiny drop of blood. I was the first patient in the room for 40+ hours, so the needle was at least that old. Should I be tested for HIV or Hep? Barbara McGovern, M.D. Acupuncture needle stick-should I be tested...crap

Carissimo Dottor Roberto
Dr Bob, can you please answer this for me? If an Hiv+ person sits on a chair and gets punctured by a staple protruding from the chair causing him to bleed and i sit on that same chair 5 minutes later and get punctured by the same staple or pin or whatever, am I at any risk of becoming infected? Am I pazzo to worry...crap

dr ryan a non sexual tranmission............plzzz help ACCIDENTAL NEEDLE INJURY
HI DOC I HAD A COLLISION WITH A WARD BOY IN THE HOSPITAL,THE NEEDLE,USED ONE,PUNCTURED... as of June 2000. Factors that might increase the risk of transmission are: depth of the puncture, size and type of needle (hollow-bore needles pose a greater risk), where the puncture occurs (vein and artery punctures...crap

Janitor Worried About Needle Puncture
I am being tested for HIV because of a needle that punctured a garbage bag I was handling.... I am a woman in her 40's.Thanks for answering. Robert J. Frascino, M.D. Janitor Worried About Needle Puncture Hello,Your HIV risk form this needle puncture is very low. First off, the chance the needle was HIV...crap