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It's been 40 hours since my injury. It was was a minor injury with little blood. It was from a iron pole (attached photo). Will tetanus vaccine be effective now?
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Yea you can it. Just keep your wound clean and do not worry
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Consultation for detailed discussion is advisable
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Something is better than nothing
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Yes sure..can take TT vaccine.
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Yes tetanus vaccination should be taken even if 40hrs are up, especially if you have not been vaccinated in the last 10 years or even if vaccinated recently but not completed course of 3 dose vaccination.
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
12 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Better take
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
Neuropsychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Lucknow
You can take.
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Dr. Alma Mirza
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Delhi
Yes please take a tetanus shot
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Dr. Sarika Rautwar
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Yes can take
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Gurgaon
According to your sign and symptom you are suffering from some infection âs injury .
As you know that best treatment depend on the correct diagnosis and correct diagnosis depend on the complete history of the patient so please take consultation from a doctor and give complete history of the patient so that correct diagnosis will be make and then best treatment will be start
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No , it's not effective.
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Dr. V R Tindwani
Family Physician
51 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Get at earliest , your antibodies from previous vaccine may still be helping you, as such you have crossed th the time limit of 24 hrs
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Dr. Thresia Pereira
General Physician
37 yrs exp
Mumbai
Please take your vaccine today itself
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Dr. Valli Ponsing
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11 yrs exp
Chennai
U can have your TT injection
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