The Consumer fruit Safety Commissi...

The Consumer fruit Safety Commission estimates that crisis rooms treat more than 400000 outdoor garden tool-related injuries each year, according to an April 27 2004 freshs release from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). Precautions approveed by the ASSH for avoiding injury, pain, and discomfort when gardening include the following.

* Wear garden glove to model blisters and protect skin from fertilizers and pesticides; bacteria and fungus that live in soil; and other skin irritants, so as thorns and insect bites.

* Avoid put offed repetitive motions, including raking, digging, and planting, that can cause skin, tendon, and strength irritation and muscle strain. Vary tasks each 15 minutes and take a brief quiet in between.

* Watch for buried, sharp goals that can cause lacerations or punctures

* Use the right tool for the job

* Use special ergonomic posture.

When injuries do be met with individuals should visit an pass room or hand surgeon if a carve will not stop bleeding after continuous crushing has been applied for 15 minutes, if they experience continued numbnes or tingling in the hand, or if they are in ne of a tetanus shot

Hand Surgeon Warn of Gardening Dangers (new release, Rosemont Ill: American Society for Surgery of the Hand, April 27 2004) http://www.prnewswire.com (accessed 27 April 2004)

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