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This news item which has appeared on Darlington and Stockton Times website should serve as a warning to all of us who garden, the dangers of dealing with plants and the soil. "George Emmerson, 73, of Whitby, North Yorkshire, contracted septicaemia while tending roses two weeks ago. "The taxi driver did not realise he had a rose thorn in his finger and he only went to hospital a week later when the wound area began to swell and he felt ill."

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  • Strange, I was getting ripped to shreds today when clearing a shrub bed and thought about when I last had a tetanus jab. I think I'll speak to the doc tomorrow.

    Simon @ The Perfumed Garden
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    I would urge everyone to get inoculated - I lost my beloved Labrador in 1988 from Tetanus infection. It was a slow and agonising death made worse by the fact that we didn't know what she was suffering from.
    • After hearing about someone losing half of their arm from infection after working in soil with an open wound, I quickly hurried down to the doc and got my tetanus jab. Prevention is always the best way.

      Philip Voice said:
      I would urge everyone to get inoculated - I lost my beloved Labrador in 1988 from Tetanus infection. It was a slow and agonising death made worse by the fact that we didn't know what she was suffering from.
  • One of the lads that works for me had a needle (newly budded leaf) from Canary Island Date Palm pierce his knee between the knee cap and the bone. Two weeks later he was in hospital with septicaemia, nearly died.

    I've had all manner of things happen to me over the years and nothing...must be super human. I wonder if for most the fact that we (not me) live in a sterile world and have very little immunity left, plays a part!?
  • i think everyone is getting confused. a tetanus jab won't prevent cellulitis. Im never ill, been doing this job for 17 years and never a problem. Last year however, i not only had cellulitis three times i also had septicemia. One of the infections was just from a splinter!! Doctor said i was just unlucky. we all have microbes on our skin which, if they get under the skin ( via cut, splinters etc) can cause cellulitis. DEid feel like i was dieing! must have been milder form tho because i worked through it. Hoping for a better year in 2010!
  • "One of the lads that works for me had a needle (newly budded leaf) from Canary Island Date Palm pierce his knee between the knee cap and the bone. Two weeks later he was in hospital with septicaemia, nearly died."
    I have several of these on my property which I need to prune from time to time. I don't know if you're referring to the same bit of the frond but in the area nearest the trunk the leaves change form to rigid spikes. As you imply, they are needle sharp and cause pain and swelling instantly if they pierce the skin. I don't know what causes the swelling but I would urge that anyone tasked with working on them be made aware of the hazard and wear thick gloves, overalls, a helmet with visor or at least, goggles. I hate to think what the effect would be of one of these catching someone in the eye. This is all in addition to the possible infection risk. I would be interested to hear if anyone has any more knowledge on this. Maybe Ofer El could add something ?
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