Health Awareness of Unprofessionally Done Tattoos for HWP

Health Awareness of Unprofessionally Done Tattoos for HWP Students BY: Synique Orange

History Around for 12, 000 BC Discover by in Egypt during the constructors of the great pyramid For Egypt it showed that you had a skill or symbolic for different culture/clan For Greeks it was for the spies For Romans means criminal and slaves In the late 1960’s that when the view point of tattoos change

How Tattoos Works A type permanent mark aka design on the skin that’s made with a needle. Every minute the needle pokes 50 -3, 000 With each needle poke a single drop of ink comes out The point is for ink breaks through to the skin. Once done the healing process begin.

Why People Get Tattoos Growing trend Popular shows such as Black Ink Crew, LA Ink and Miami Ink. Rebellious Edgy Artsy People from the age of 18 -25 are 36% chance of getting a tattoo in US

Unprofessional Scare away clients Be offensive to clients It is distracting Bad for the company image Dress code

Effect on body Skin Infections/Allergic Reactions: B/c of the color can cause itchy rash Can get a Keloid which causes scar tissue Can get redness, sever pain or swelling Can get sore that are white yellow that leaks fluid Hard, red, raised bumps or wounds

Affects on health Affect how you sweat: tattooed skin releases about 50% less sweat. Fever (especially over 102°F) and chills Extreme or unquenchable thirst Diarrhea Nausea and vomiting MRI complications which is when the area is burning due to the MRI exam s

Diseases You Can Get Can get HIV from a tattoo needle Can get Hepatitis B & C from the needle Can get a MRSA Bacterial infections that can cause septicemia A toxic shock syndrome which is called Staphylococcus Aureus

The Infection

Treatments of Infected Rest, ice, and elevation tend to help relieve most of the side effect Tylenol Benadryl Antibiotic creams or ointments twice a day

How to actually clean Use plain soap and water and a gentle touch. While showering, avoid direct streams of water on the newly tattooed skin. Pat — don't rub — the area dry

Do not Do Expose to the sun Swimming in a pool/river/lake Don’t pick at scabs Do not go somewhere that is not safe or uncomfortable

To DO Moisturizer to the tattooed skin several times a day Don't wear anything that might stick to the tattoo covering the tattoo site with fresh, sterilized gauze or bandage Ensuring that the technician uses new needles and sterilized equipment Make sure the artist cleans the skin area before tattooing Ensuring that the technician is wearing sterile gloves throughout the entire procedure

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