infection from turf

[justlaxin1819]

i was wondering if you can get a infection from turf when you cut up your knees and stuff. i was wondering because i got a turf burn on my knee and now its like a pimple and water puss and blood just came out of it when i squeezed it.

[EricL]

Thats nasty, you can get infection from any sort of cuts. I had a bad experience with infections so after everygame if I have cuts on my knees (im a goalie), I just go to the medkit and pour some iodine on it just to kill off any unneeded bacteria.

[justlaxin1819]

yea the initial cut happend 3 days ago and i didnt realize to wash it out when it happend so tonight i jus put neosporne on it and hoping it doesnt get bad

[sammyduelist]

You should definitely add that cleaning alcohol, I forget what the name of it is tough. Clean it just to be sure. Don't want unnecessary amputations now do we?

[laxmann1993]

You mean hydrogen peroxide.

[Farny]

Hydrogen peroxide is fun, especially when it bubbles.

I paid for this one dive shot I took in a game. I scored, but obviously landed hard on the ground. When I lifted my shirt up in the car, I had this bright red burn like nothing I'd ever seen. You really need to take care of big wounds like that, because they get gross. This thing was red as an apple, and then I had to clean it and bandage it. Caused me a lot of pain for around a week or so. Easily could've gotten infected if I didn't clean it up every day. One time I had the bandage get stuck on it and I had to run it under water for 5 minutes to get it off.

And now I have a scar forever. Not cool.

[lowrollincaddy]

What kind of turf was it? If it was field turf with the rubber filler you better clean that out quick. I sliced my knee open on a stick in a game and got a bunch of rubber stuff in it. I thought i got it all out and like after a week the cut was all infected and really sore. So being the smart person i am i cut the scab off with my butterfly knife (not joking either) and i poured hydrogen peroxide on it. It bubbled for like 2 mins then i took the dull side of the knife and brushed all the puss aside and saw that there were like 5 little rubber pellets still inside. The were all coated in white stuff and then i bandaged it up and it cleared up in like 5 days. Long story short make sure u get all those little black pellets from the turf out of cuts.

[Burtonhits3005]

Ok, lowroll, usaully when you get a cut in a game, when you sub out or have time, you poor water on it to get, dirt, black things, and rocks out of the cut. So, you should probably do that from now on!!!

[italianstalion]

its called mrsa or staff infection i believe unless im thinking of something else. Its caused by pesticides in the grass. My old school had it going around and my friend tried to get out of class by saying he had mrsa on his hand then the teacher had him show her his hand and he wrote "MRSA" on it lol

[middleton23]

pics man pics...

[justlaxin1819]

i dont have a camera but the feild was at McDaniel college and it had those black pellets in the turf but none got in the cut

[preplax29]

Ive never even heard of infection from turf. We have it and no one has got it, even through turf burn and what not. You might have picked it up somewhere esle.

[VianneyLax22]

Apparently Staph infections are pretty serious stuff. My brother got one a while back and the Doc said they are extremely contagious and more serious ones can kill you. :OMG:

[justlaxin1819]

how do you get a staph infection and how do i know if i have it or not

[italianstalion]

you get it from getting like cuts on the field and not cleaning them out and like if you dont wash your shin guards in soccer or stuff like that. Basically if you have gear that touches the ground a lot, wash it every now and then. Also if you get cut wash it out right away and try to cover it up.

[justlaxin1819]

i hope i dont have a staph infection but i dont think i do so i will just wait it out and just keep cleaning the cut. what should i look out for incase it is a staph infection

[italianstalion]

im not totally sure but heres an information page, hope it helps http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/staph.html

[laxnbulldog32]

my friend got staph infection from playing on the wachovia center turf after a wings game. He had to go to the hospital and all. You get like red lines coming out of the cut, i guess it looks nasty. just try to keep it clean and bandaged and if you see the red lines contact an adult immeadiately

[bigOHlax]

we had a game on old school astro turf and i got decked from behind and got a hugr turf burn
the trainers cleaned it out and it was fine
but i didn't see this little one on my ankle ont he other leg till that night and it ended up getting infected and i now i have a scar from it

[CornerPicker22]

Why does everyone ask for medical advice on here? Go to a doctor.

[roycegracie47]

Why does everyone ask for medical advice on here? Go to a doctor.
I bolded that for a reason. No one here is qualified to give you sound medical advice. If you have any concerns over a possible infection you need to contact your doctor, not the members of TLF.