Word: tetanus
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...delay-each of which once killed more men than flying bits of metal. In Russia, as elsewhere, plasma transfusions have reduced effects of shock, which is essentially a disorder of the blood stream (the body tissues seem to absorb the blood's natural plasma). Sulfa drugs and tetanus serum have reduced danger of infections. In use of antitoxin for gas gangrene-the bacterial infection that causes a wound to froth-Russia claims to be well ahead of other nations. Said Dr. Hugh Cabot, famed Boston surgeon, recently: "We are still wondering whether we can get a vaccine...
Many of the sulfa-powders marketed in the U.S. were recently found to be contaminated with assorted bacteria (mostly harmless). Upshot: the U.S. Food & Drug Administration now requires all sulfa-powders to be heat-sterilized and carefully packaged. At least one person has already died of tetanus when unsterile sulfapyradine was used following a pelvic operation. Tetanus germs are among the group which sulfa-drugs do not affect...
...week intervals between doses, and is already compulsory in the armed forces. The old treatment was only administered after the wound was received, but the new toxoid is given to build up a slight immunity and then another injection at the time of the accident insures security. Unlike the tetanus anti-toxin the new toxoid can be repeated almost immediately if the need arises...
...step with wartime medical advances, the Hygiene Department has announced that it has on hand a new toxoid which is designed to fight tetanus without causing the serious reactions which often arise. If the serum is taken in advance and again after an injury, much time may be saved in administering it to allergic people, who otherwise could only be given the ordinary toxin very slowly and with considerable danger. Naturally this discovery can play an important role in bomb-threatened regions, where many injuries might require immediate attention. But under ordinary circumstances it also can accomplish much, since...
...crowded University area, and the Hygiene Department has been quick to put it at the disposal of war conscious students. It is prepared to give the three precautionary injections necessary to any student wishing them. Here is an opportunity for anyone unsure of his reaction to anti-tetanus to play safe and avoid the possibility of later difficulties...