feedback1="'''Incorrect.''' At the early stage of infection the patient will not yet be exhibiting tetanic spasms which would require sedation and muscle relaxants. The correct answer is wound debridement, IV antibiotics and tetanus antitoxin injections. Opening up and debriding the wound will increase oxygen in the environment (Clostridium is an anaerobe). This in conjunction with high doses of IV penicillin to treat the infection, plus high doses of tetanus antitoxin to try and bind toxin not yet bound to neuromuscular junctions is an appropriate approach to treatment of tetanus in the early stages of infection. Link to WikiVet: Tetanus" | feedback1="'''Incorrect.''' At the early stage of infection the patient will not yet be exhibiting tetanic spasms which would require sedation and muscle relaxants. The correct answer is wound debridement, IV antibiotics and tetanus antitoxin injections. Opening up and debriding the wound will increase oxygen in the environment (Clostridium is an anaerobe). This in conjunction with high doses of IV penicillin to treat the infection, plus high doses of tetanus antitoxin to try and bind toxin not yet bound to neuromuscular junctions is an appropriate approach to treatment of tetanus in the early stages of infection. Link to WikiVet: Tetanus" |