Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 my husband stepped on a nail in our yard. it's not the cleanest environment at the moment-it's been 48 hours and he hasn't gotten a tetanus shot yet. my fear is that the shot will be too late to do any good-are there other remedies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 saturate a bandaid with castor oil and put on the wound. Do this for a week, changing daily. Castor oil has drawing powers. - blairkathryn Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:28 AM tetanus shot for rusty nail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Try 2-3 drops of H2O2 in water to drink and topically on the foot. Or do a foot soak/bath with H2O2 or salt and baking soda to draw out toxins. Reiki is good too. Namaste, David In , " blairkathryn " <blairkathryn wrote: > > my husband stepped on a nail in our yard. it's not the cleanest > environment at the moment-it's been 48 hours and he hasn't gotten a > tetanus shot yet. my fear is that the shot will be too late to do any > good-are there other remedies? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 The most important thing I keep reading about preventing tetanus is to keep the wound OPEN at the top, until it heals from the inside. Oxygen kills the tetanus bacteria; if the top heals over and the wound is still open under the surface, those bacteria thrive without oxygen. What I do when I get a puncture wound is to just scrub the little top of the hole every day for a few days until it's obvious that it's healing. Peroxide on it, too. Give it a good shot of oxygen. Joy , " blairkathryn " <blairkathryn wrote: > > my husband stepped on a nail in our yard. it's not the cleanest > environment at the moment-it's been 48 hours and he hasn't gotten a > tetanus shot yet. my fear is that the shot will be too late to do any > good-are there other remedies? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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