2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
For an avid gardener, spending time on your site is a sheer pleasure. But do not forget about important precautions. Let's talk about the most common dangers that may lie in wait for us in the country
Contagious wounds
Gardeners are at risk of getting tetanus from just one bad scratch or cut. Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria that grow in soil, manure, and many other gardening products. They easily penetrate the human body through fresh wounds on the skin. This is why it is important to rinse and treat cuts as quickly as possible. And also doctors recommend to be vaccinated against tetanus every 10 years.
Body bruises
Frequent during gardening and bruises. At first glance, they do not cause serious concern: it "got sick" a little and passed. But they should not be left completely unattended, because some bruises can imperceptibly progress to serious complications and lead to further health problems. Exercise great care when gardening and see a doctor if the impact pain persists for more than two days.
Insect bites
Mosquitoes, midges, flies, wasps, bees are annoying, and, at times, quite dangerous neighbors of many summer residents. Their bites can cause allergic reactions. Even after being bitten by one bee, in the absence of proper and prompt assistance, a person can die. Mosquitoes and flies are known to spread various infections: malaria, typhoid, fever and other dangerous diseases. Now there are many ways to protect yourself from annoying insects that should not be neglected.
Ticks constitute a special group. In the spring, summer residents should be extremely careful. Tick-borne encephalitis is prevented by timely vaccination. In its absence, every summer resident should have acaricidal agents available.
Heart attacks and strokes
Unfortunately, not all gardening enthusiasts understand that physical activity is needed in moderation and in relation to a person's physical capabilities. Often, attacks occur precisely because of overwork during gardening. Especially you need to be attentive to the elderly and try to avoid constant bending, lifting weights. In case of severe shortness of breath, severe fatigue, dizziness, burning pain in the sternum, an urgent need to consult a doctor.
Allergic reactions
Allergies are usually seasonal. But it can even occur in people who do not suffer from seasonal allergic exacerbations. It can be easily earned by touching eyes or other mucous membranes with dirty hands.
Therefore, one should not forget about hygiene in the garden. If you just don't have time to wash your hands, use regular antibacterial wipes. Allergy sufferers and asthmatics should have a sufficient supply of necessary medications in the country.
Sunstroke or heatstroke
Most often, the work process for gardeners takes place outdoors and often under the scorching sun. In such conditions, getting sunstroke or heatstroke is not difficult. Gardeners should not forget about hats and other safety precautions in the open sun. Choose less hazardous hours for work - before noon and after four to five o'clock in the afternoon.
Mold
Even in a country house that is kept in perfect cleanliness, mold can form in the winter. If a person has normal immunity, then practically nothing threatens him, except for increased fatigue due to the appearance of a slight intoxication.
Asthmatics and people prone to allergic reactions, including children, suffer greatly from mold. They may experience minor or severe manifestations of a runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, lack of air and itchy skin. To prevent mold from appearing, regularly ventilate and heat your summer cottages.
A compost heap can be very dangerous - this is a place where organic waste is stored, from which an excellent fertilizer is formed during the winter - humus. However, it also contains mold fungi that rise into the air when humus is scattered around the garden. To avoid this, it is recommended to water the area containing organic waste.
Poisoning
Be sure to boil your drinking water. It turns out that spring water is not always clean and safe. It can contain harmful bacteria, E. coli, and even the hepatitis A virus, which affects the liver. Fresh milk can contain brucellosis, which is dangerous for the liver, joints and the cardiovascular system, as well as borreliosis pathogens, which are most often transmitted with a tick bite and affect the joints, skin and nervous system. Chicken eggs must be heat treated against Salmonella. Store perishable food in the refrigerator.
Cold
When the weather has not yet settled, the human body is susceptible to hypothermia, as a result of which bronchial asthma or chronic pneumonia can worsen. To avoid this, bring warm clothes and necessary medications to the dacha. On the other hand, the bright sun with its ultraviolet rays can cause sarcoidosis or fibrosolating alveolitis.
Rodent-borne infections
Since rodents - mice and rats, are carriers of dangerous diseases (for example, leptospirosis and pseudotuberculosis), it is necessary to store food in places that are hard to reach for "nibbles".
You need to wash vegetables and fruits well, it is advisable to walk on the ground in shoes and wash your hands thoroughly. These diseases are easier to prevent than diagnose. Their symptoms resemble the common cold.
Safe gardening for you!
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