I was fussing with my newest treasure - a Thrinax morrisii! A blunt trauma injury can cause your spleen to rupture. Please try again later. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video. I had one go pretty deep into the side of ring finger. We are sorry. I was very carefully pruning off the rubbish from my CIDP and was about to cut off the spines (I insert them into a piece of polysterene and call it "art"). about 95% of the time. Sago palms are fixtures in rock gardens, sand gardens and lawns. Wearing sturdy garden gloves and protective eye wear while pruning palm trees or cleaning up fallen foliage is essential to prevent puncture wounds. what's this inside my palm? Of course it was the first day of a three-day weekend. Find recent orders, do a return or exchange, create a Wish List & more. There it happened to be the very spiny crownshaft section of an Acanthophoenix dead leaf and one of the spines went all the way to the bone. Pelvic fractures are typically the result of high impact injuries. No Phoenix in the garden, but when cleaning up we try to minimize confrontations with the Saribus rotundifolius, Elaeis oleifera and the young Verschaffeltia splendida. Steve, those nested quotes look like something out of John Barth. I (unknowingly) had a 1/2 inch thorn imbedded in my ankle for 6 months Summer (May-Sep) Highs - upper-90'sF (37C) Hot Humid, Winter (Dec-Jan) Lows - upper-30sF (3C) Mild/Cool Humid. Had to pull it out with pliers. Palm trees can be dangerous if you touch them in the wrong spot. Alot of times, they just break off in the skin and have to be removed. The leaf did not move but my hand slid across the knife sharp petiole. I was just getting enthusiastic about palms and this guy had a really nice, young, mature Chamaerops humilis in his front yard. By My arm went limp and it hurt like hell. It took months before the pain finally went away. Yup, been stabbed by every spiny palm in the yard. Thank You Present For Flight Attendant Appreciation Retirement Mug. The symptoms of both eumycetoma and actinomycetoma are similar. Dig up dead foxtail, insert C. gigas in it's hole. . Printed with superior ceramic inks that are fired on at a temperature of up to 1200 degrees. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. There was about 45# of force behind it. - gmp. Nothing gruesome, but still worth sharing. Here's the link: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/palm-tree-puncture-wound-treatment-32058.html. I hated it obviously but it could have been way worse. So, I was curious. I have. His friend put him on some anti-biotics. Infections are particularly likely if the debris carries fungal toxins or soil bacteria, such as Pantoea agglomerans. Eliminating infection also requires surgical removal of thorn fragments. I'm going to start a thread soon on palm garden design. The seeds have. Puncture injuries may look harmless, but bits of thorny debris may lodge inside the wound. Self examine the wound under a hand lens. So I stayed on and the operator said I could wait til morning (as apparently thorn injuries alone can really hurt) or if I was really worried to go to a&e. More than once similiar accident happened on me through a Sabal sp involved My daughter was scratched by Copernicia alba the first day I got it from _Keith. Fish oil is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which may help reduce inflammation. We report the case of a 14 year old healthy boy, who was admitted six weeks after being injured by a palm tree thorn, with limping caused by pain and swelling in his right knee. Plant thorn arthritis causes symptoms similar to other types of inflammatory arthritis, such as: To diagnose plant thorn arthritis, doctors will examine a persons physical symptoms and take a medical history. Date thorn is a modified leaf that ends in a spine of the palm tree, Phoenix anarensis, which is widely cultivated in the Middle-East countries.2 Penetrating injuries of the extremities by date thorn are common in Middle Eastern countries.2 Children are exposed to thorn injuries because of their contact with date palms in gardens or plantations. I saw a landscaper at my friends house with a CIDP spine that went into the cuticle of his finger and went like four inches right into his Middle finger, I just got goosebumps thinking about that. Pantoea agglomerans was identified in the synovial fluid. Bit disturbing do you think ? No wonder it kept hurting! Sharp thorns on their branches, trunks and the undersides or tips of fronds can puncture the skin and cause bacterial or fungal infections. The vein collapsed and is now gone and the hospital still think I am a drug addict finding unusual places to inject. It occurs when the fungus gets into the skin via a small cut, scrape, or puncture, such as from a rose thorn. The tips of the fronds are like needles. Kona, on The Big Island January 3, 2007 in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE, I poked my hand on the leaflet tips of a Phoenix reclinata today. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.". Cervical spondylosis occurs when vertebrae and discs in the neck deteriorate. Please check compatibility before purchasing. I never seem to be fully prepared with protection measures when it comes time to collect seeds from them. Never will do that again. Wish I had Cape Fear, I'd grab one with DeNiro in that hawaiian shirt. There are too many other palms to plant. Strange Climate. Sago palms grow close to the ground, and because of that are easy for the little ones -- kids and pets alike -- to access. Could fish oil be beneficial in the treatment of arthritis? While sago palms (Cycas revoluta) might look innocuous and inviting, the hardy plants are highly poisonous to both human beings and pets. Copernicia alba hooks while weed whackin. Upload or insert images from URL. A thorn stabbed my knuckle on my thumb and I pulled the thorn out almost immediately. Oh, and did you ever have a Washingtonia frond come crashing down and rip your ear or your arm? If he gets stuck he gets a bad infection and winds up at the doctors for antibiotics or something. The unexpected nasty injury was a cut from an Archontophoenix petiole I grabbed and tried to yank off a palm. Woman have many more issues with calf cramps(spasms)/Achilles Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis that men. Wide mouth and large C-handle allow for easy, every day use. It took me off line for a few days. Puncture injuries may look harmless, but bits of thorny debris may lodge inside the wound. Cureus is on a mission to change the long-standing paradigm of medical publishing, where submitting research can be costly, complex and time-consuming. Our website services, content, and products are for informational purposes only. I have had 2 close calls with falling dead leafs, one with a W. robusta leaf crushing down a meter from me outside Tampa Aquarium while standing for a photo and another was with a Phoenix canariensis leaf which was to fall exactly where i was but i heard it break free from the palm and moved away just in time before it crushed there. The British Medical Journal noted in a November 2002 issue that the fronds of date palms are "particularly dangerous," because the sharp, narrow tips of their spines dry quickly and break off easily when they puncture skin. Please use a different way to share. Just-a kick-a heem', like a dees!" A few months back my 15 yr. old son was sliding down an outside bannister without a shirt on, fell off into a Washingtonia that was about 4' tall. Are these thorns poisonous? Copyright 2022 - International Palm Society It really husts like hell most of the time and I have the upmost respect while trimming these leaves. He had some nice scratches on his head and respects Copernicias like he does Aiphanes(his favorite palm), now! Powered by Invision Community, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, 30 NE of San Francisco. I rinsed my hand really good with cold water and doused it with antibacterial gel and that worked. Also known as rose gardeners disease, rose pickers disease is the common name of sporotrichosis. Lost his eyesight for good. As many of my palms as he has killed with that damn lawnmower though, maybe this was a little revenge from one of them, lol. I think there must be something toxic on the tip of the fronds. I am so sorry. There may be a broken part of the thorn in the punctured wound. - Knowledgebase Question. Those thorns are cruel. In some cases, it may take surgery to discover fragments and reach a final diagnosis of plant thorn arthritis. Well the bird started falling in a bad direction (towards the power lines) and, full of adrenaline, I jumped around to stop it and my arm swung into the crown of the roebelinii. People can fully recover from plant thorn arthritis with the correct diagnosis and treatment. i have just taken a thorn out of my palm? How poison is the sago palm to human who was stuck by thorn? During a recent discussion, it came to my attention that I am not the only one who has been stabbed, more than a little, by a palm. I think the lingering pain from these is more due to actual material left in the puncture wound rather than any chemical or biological material on the spines. The worst part was that I had to finish the BOP job one armed to keep it from taking out the power lines. Help! It makes my skin crawl just to think of it. I've heard lots of gruesome CIDP stories. When swelling of a palm thorn puncture occurs, arthrocentisis is necessary to rule out bacterial or fungal infection. Medicare provides coverage for arthritis care that is needed in multiple settings. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Must be an italian thing because the cincituckians don't share much in common with those folks from up in the north. We report the case of a 14 year old healthy boy, who was admitted six weeks after being injured by a palm tree thorn, with limping caused by pain and swelling in his right knee. Phoenix canariensis have always been kind to me, i have been playing among them since early childhood and never got anything but a pleasant feeling from it, ''To try,is to risk failure.To not try,is to guarantee it''. . You-a kick-a the some-ba'-beech? Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation). and he hauls back and kicks-a-heem. The next would be, getting stuck with spines on a Aiphanes palm. Current USDA hardiness zone 10a I might try and get something from "Castaway" next. The bump get bigger and starts to look like an open sore. We have two palms that we trim and no matter how careful I am picking them up to put in the bin, I will get stuck. Which joints are affected by plant thorn arthritis? Me, just Phoenix pokes including under the nail, but I'm feeling lucky. Sporotrichosis is a relatively rare infection caused by the fungus Sporothrix. Shrubs. GADZOOKS, those expletives are spiny and nasty. Can diet help improve depression symptoms? It works. Tying up the fronds on my largest washingtonia, cut my thumb the bone on one of the spinesprobably should've had stitches, but stuck a bandaid and called it good. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Also never assume a plant only goes by one name. 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