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Tetanus needed or not
I got a cut from iron bed. It puntured the skin of palm,bleeded and got cut .My query is do I need Tetanus injection? Last TT i took 2 yrs back.
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No need of TT booster dose if taken 2 yrs back
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You can wash the wound with clean water and apply bandaid if required
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Dr. Amit Kumar Poddar
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44 yrs exp
Kolkata
Yes single dose T.T should suffice
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Dr. Nishant Singh
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16 yrs exp
Noida
Tetanus gives protection for 5-10yrs but it is always wise to repeat the dose to boost immunity as it’s a vaccine and u never know how much antibodies are left in your body to protect you after u took last shot of vaccine
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