As a firefighter I do everything from fight grass fires, house fires, rubbish fires, car fires, anything that can catch on fire weâd be called for it. We go to medical calls, any time ambulances are called out we go to it. We do everything from heart attacks to small injuries to car wrecks.
These patients are very low in their self esteem. Management of patients with trismus: Treatment should ideally be directed towards managing the cause of trismus 8. If trismus is. caused due to muscle fibrosis / formation of immature scar tissue formation physical therapy. and use of trismus appliance could be of use.
Tetanus (also called lockjaw or trismus) is a serious, often fatal disease that affects the muscles and nerves. Although tetanus can be serious, the good news is that it's rare in the United States. Tetanus is caused by a type of bacteria called Clostridium tetani that usually live in soil. The bacteria produce a toxin (a chemical or poison that harms the body). This toxin attaches to nerves around a wound area and is carried inside the nerves to the brain or spinal cord.