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Tetanus shot for fingernail scratch
I got a scratch from fingernail from one of my friend while playing basketball on my skin. Do I need to take a tetanus shot?
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If the ground was contaminated then yes. If you were playing in one of those Play grounds which meet International Standards then you can clean the wound immediately and there is no need for Tetvac.
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It depends upon your previous shots of TT injection
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