Do I need a tetanus vaccination?

2017-08-15 14:18:56
Hi I got a cut on my finger while using a hand blender in the kitchen today. I don't remember having a tetanus injection in years. Though I cleaned the wound with Savlon, and later applied betadine followed by a bandaid. Please tell me if I need to get a tetanus injection?
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Tetanus prophylaxis needs to be taken... 1)Invasive injury by dirty, rusty or unverified objects where chances of contacting c. tetani are more 2)Unknown and incomplete immunization status. In your case u have sustained a cut from a clean object in a controlled environment i. e your kitchen and you have done a good first aid. So you can avoid taking tetanus prophylaxis

Answered2017-08-16 06:20:19

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