This eye-watering image shows what happened when a gardener accidentally impaled his foot on a rake. The picture was posted on Figure 1, a site where doctors around the world share medical images and canvass their colleagues’ opinions. Figures from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents show rakes are the eighth most common cause of garden injury. The top four, in descending order, were: lawn mowers, lifting or tripping over flower pots, secateurs, and spades. The bacteria that cause tetanus are often found in soil and enter the body through a cut in your skin.

Source: Daily Mail December 11, 2017 23:41 UTC