Health Department offers tips flood clean

SIDNEY - Shelby County residents have experienced flooding and / or power outages from the last storm caused. The Ministry of Health Sidney-Shelby County provide residents with the following information.

Epidemics are rare after the flood, but the water can be a variety of bacteria, viruses and other infectious organisms that can cause disease. Floods can also sewage overflows and sewage included agricultural and industrial waste. The bodies of animals can carry diseases and should be removed as soon as possible. Although skin contact with flood not, of itself, a serious risk to health, food intake and drinking contaminated water may cause illness. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and clean water is the most important way to prevent infection by the floods.

The real work begins after the tide fell. If well water has been subjected to flood water, the water should run for about 30 minutes to allow the charge and in a natural way again. It should then be treated with bleach, and water has been tested for safety. Process and chlorination County Health Department Sidney-Shelby can provide bacteriological analysis and to advise and make sure that all wells flooded in question.

The Ministry of Sidney Shelby County Health has information on cleaning and disposal of garbage and flooding due to extreme weather conditions.

• If your sewer network was flooded should not be used until the water declined. Check your yard for broken lines and canal boats. If you have a ventilation system or mechanical pumps, make sure that the engine is running and repair if necessary.

• Food to floods is exposed to discard. If food stored in a refrigerator or freezer after a power failure, the Health Department Sidney-Shelby County can offer advice on how to determine whether it remains secure.

• Board or companies received food retail flooded should the Health Department Sidney-Shelby County for inspection prior to reopening, to ensure that the conditions are met, contact safe.

• If you're any kind of cut, burn or infection in your hands, read plastic or rubber gloves to wear when you have to be in contact with flood. When open wounds are exposed to contaminated water, disinfect the area (s) with clean water and soap to control infection. If a wound is redness, swelling or drainage develops, seek immediate medical attention.

Tetanus bacteria enter the body usually through the places where the skin is broken, so it is very important to protect these areas. Clean the wound and appropriate vaccination are important. Is everyone suffers a puncture wound or a wound contaminated with feces, soil, or saliva should a booster shot against tetanus obtained especially if they had spent more than five years, a tetanus. Tetanus toxoid Health Department Sidney-Shelby County for the general public. Call for questions or to schedule an appointment for vaccination, the County Health Department at 498-7249 Sidney-Shelby.

This article was submitted by the Department of Health Sidney-Shelby County.

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