Re: Tetanus from a splinter? Please help worried mom!

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In a message dated 9/13/2004 6:26:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,

appraise@... writes:

My 5 yo unvaxxed son got a small splinter in his foot 2 or so days

ago. It seems pretty deep now, I think because skin has grown over

it, goes sideways, not straight into the foot. I tried to get it out,

but couldn't, primarily because he was moving around so much. Now I'm

worried that he could get tetanus from it. He got the splinter

indoors, probably on our basement stairs. It's starting to get red,

and I think I got a little pus out once I actually started getting

through to the splinter, but it's not all welled up with pus or anything.

I'm worried. Trying not to be, but I can't help it. I just had him

take a bath with epsom salts, and gave him hypericum perforatum

homeopathic.

Do I need to be worried about tetanus?

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From itsme _[Log on to view profile]_ (javascript:PopUp('/poplogon.php'))

on 2004-07-19 4 replies 77 views a neighbor had a or more wood-splinter/s

from working in his finger last year. right at the roit where the finger

starts.

it then swell up, left a pus bump, whoch went open and appeared higher up in

the finger again. after this pus bump was gone, the finger was good for a

year, but now started to swell up (probably he hurt it at work, but isn't

sure). It's throbbing pain and when he banged it 2 days ago at the fridge-door,

the pain shot up to his shoulder for a moment.

i wanted to give ledum, but he decided to go to the clinic now and they put

him on antibiotics.

2 days later (today) the finger increased in size and is alomst rwice as

big. red, inflammed, and i was told " ok - i give it a try "

now i don't want to fail, as this might be a great opportunity to show this

person, what homeopathy can do for him.

Ledum C30 - does that sound reasonable? Re: inflamed finger From

Stanton _[Log on to view profile]_ (javascript:PopUp('/poplogon.php')) on

2004-07-19 arnica 200c first choice

caledula 12c twice daily--no more than 3 days--second choice Re: inflamed

finger From Stanton _[Log on to view profile]_

(javascript:PopUp('/poplogon.php')) on 2004-07-20 my aplogy---not calendula

(not fit this) but

single dose hepar 30c --secong choice Re: inflamed finger From itsme _[Log

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to view profile]_ (javascript:PopUp('/poplogon.php')) on 2004-07-20 i was

rethinking this and i said to myself 'yes, john is probably right, the cause

was a splinter - a puncturing, but the wound is hot and not cold,... "

as a second choice i was thinking of hepar , too, and i am glad, you

agree!!! Re: inflamed finger From anamaughan _[Log on to view profile]_

(javascript:PopUp('/poplogon.php')) on 2004-07-20 Ledum sensations would be

cold, not

hot and throbbing as you described it - your picture sounds much more like

Hypericum.

I would give Hypericum 1M (or 200 at least) three 2-hourly (eg 1 at 12, 1 at

14 and 1 at 16 hrs)followed by SILICA 200 the same way (three 2-hourly )

Sil 200 will help push out any bitssplinters that may still be left in the

finger? bring an abscess to a head and hopefully also clear out the

antibiotica that he has been taking.

Love,

Mavis

" Some people walk in the rain,

others just get wet "

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I wouldn't worry as much about tetanus as I would about arsenic that is used

to treat so many woods these days - though the amount on a small splinter is

probably not too much to worry about. There are a few things that you can do

to draw out these sorts of things. You can make a paste with honey and flour

and put it over the splinter with a bandage and then, apply a hot cloth on

top of that. Bathing also helps to draw things like this out. There are

things you can buy from the chemist (I can't remember the name right now)

that also have a drawing action. But honestly, in most cases the body will

reject the foreign thing and it will come out by itself. There are

homoeopathic remedies that you can give your son if you are really concerned

which can act as a preventative for tetanus, but the chances of a tetanus

infection from a splinter in a home and a healthy child (because don't

forget, exposure does not equal infection) are very rare.

Take care,

Meryl

Tetanus from a splinter? Please help worried mom!

My 5 yo unvaxxed son got a small splinter in his foot 2 or so days ago. It

seems pretty deep now, I think because skin has grown over it, goes

sideways, not straight into the foot. I tried to get it out, but couldn't,

primarily because he was moving around so much. Now I'm worried that he

could get tetanus from it. He got the splinter indoors, probably on our

basement stairs. It's starting to get red, and I think I got a little pus

out once I actually started getting through to the splinter, but it's not

all welled up with pus or anything.

I'm worried. Trying not to be, but I can't help it. I just had him take a

bath with epsom salts, and gave him hypericum perforatum homeopathic.

Do I need to be worried about tetanus?

Thanks,

Tami

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Continue with the epsom 3 times daily. This will help draw it out. I know some

people use a black drawing ointment, which works great too. But, since you

already have epsom, just keep using it to draw it out.

Donna

Homeschooling mom to 3

Hunter (6), (5), and Abigail (born still 6/12/04, waiting on us to return

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The honey and flour poultice really works, especially for drawing

out any infection. My daughter had a piece of glass in her foot a

while ago and I was unsuccessful at getting it out, I just took her

to the doctor and he removed it (she sat still for the doctor!) and

when he offered a tetnus injection I just refused, he gave me a

prescription for antibiotics too, but we threw that in the bin when

we got home. Once the glass was out she was fine.

> I wouldn't worry as much about tetanus as I would about arsenic

that is used

> to treat so many woods these days - though the amount on a small

splinter is

> probably not too much to worry about. There are a few things that

you can do

> to draw out these sorts of things. You can make a paste with honey

and flour

> and put it over the splinter with a bandage and then, apply a hot

cloth on

> top of that. Bathing also helps to draw things like this out.

There are

> things you can buy from the chemist (I can't remember the name

right now)

> that also have a drawing action. But honestly, in most cases the

body will

> reject the foreign thing and it will come out by itself. There are

> homoeopathic remedies that you can give your son if you are really

concerned

> which can act as a preventative for tetanus, but the chances of a

tetanus

> infection from a splinter in a home and a healthy child (because

don't

> forget, exposure does not equal infection) are very rare.

>

> Take care,

> Meryl

>

> Tetanus from a splinter? Please help

worried mom!

>

> My 5 yo unvaxxed son got a small splinter in his foot 2 or so days

ago. It

> seems pretty deep now, I think because skin has grown over it, goes

> sideways, not straight into the foot. I tried to get it out, but

couldn't,

> primarily because he was moving around so much. Now I'm worried

that he

> could get tetanus from it. He got the splinter indoors, probably

on our

> basement stairs. It's starting to get red, and I think I got a

little pus

> out once I actually started getting through to the splinter, but

it's not

> all welled up with pus or anything.

>

> I'm worried. Trying not to be, but I can't help it. I just had

him take a

> bath with epsom salts, and gave him hypericum perforatum

homeopathic.

>

> Do I need to be worried about tetanus?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tami

>

>

>

>