Being hooked by the fish, the chance of getting tetanus with the degree of injury, the degree of cleanliness of the fish hook, hooked to the wound is small and timely disinfection, the wound is not infected with tetanus chance is small, if the wound is large and not timely disinfection of the wound with tetanus chance is large.
1. Light degree of injury: if the fish hook to the wound is shallow and timely cleaning, disinfection, bandaging and dressing treatment, the chances of getting tetanus is small, try not to over-tighten the bandage or do not bandage, to avoid creating a lack of oxygen to the wound environment.
2. Injury degree is more serious: by the fish hook to if the wound is deeper, the skin is completely exposed to the air, the chance of getting tetanus is greater, need to go to the hospital in a timely manner, carry out a thorough local debridement treatment, check whether it is necessary to inject tetanus. Do not press locally after the injection, and at the same time need to pay attention to diet.
3. Fish hook cleanliness: if the fish hook is clean, the chance of tetanus is very small, if it has been rusted, the chance increases a lot. If the hook is rusted, the chance of getting tetanus is much higher, because tetanus bacillus is easy to exist in large quantities in the rust.
The first thing you need to do is to clean and disinfect the wound, you can use iodine solution or hydrogen peroxide to disinfect the wound thoroughly, and it is recommended to inject tetanus antitoxin to prevent tetanus.