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Small Cut Tetanus
For how long tetanus vaccine provide immunity?? My 2.5 year old daughter had her shot 1.5 years back or may be one year.
Today she got a small cut from the steel jar which was not dirty. I immediately cleaned it with sanitizer and bandaid.
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If ur child has got all tetanus shots including the 1st booster n wound is clean nothing is required...
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It's always better safe then sorry. Get consult a pediatrics and let him examine the wound once again.
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continue the usage of sanitizer.
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Dr. Trupti Shetty
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16 yrs exp
Pune
if she has received a shot within 2 years and the wound is clean and not deep, another TT is not really required
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