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Tt injection 13 months ago
I had deep cut with bleeding in my foot due to a pedicure knife should I need Tt injection? I took one before 13 months.
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Yes it is advice after every inj
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Tetanus injection needs to be taken only if the patient has not taken the vaccination for the past 5 years.
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clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide or diluted Detol and use betadine to keep the wound clean.
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Hi dear
As per guidelines if you have taken it within 5 years you don't need to take it again but if u feel that the wound is bad you can take it for safer side
Take care
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Better you go for TT injection ( we don't know about the cold chain of previous tt)
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If you take Tetvac Injections as per the recommendations you get immunity for 5 years. And then you take one shot every 5 years for permanent immunity.
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
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6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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Dr. Nazia Begum M.G
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13 yrs exp
Belgaum
Not required nw
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Dr. Danish Khan
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