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Is Injection Necessary After Getting Cut By Rusted Material?

Doctor SIR, My wife had a small cut on her right elbow by a rusted fence material. She immediately washed the small cut with soap and water and later washed with dettol water too. Does she need any injection of the sort of ATS. SHe is 71 years old.

Badrinath gadicharla
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

As your wife had a small cut on her right elbow by a rusted fence material and she has immediately washed the small cut with soap and water and later washed with dettol. The tetanus spore can sustain for longer period of time in the anaerobic environment and the the rusted objects are known to harbor these spores.

If your wife has not taken TT injection in last one year I would suggest her
1.Take TT injection
2.Apply Metrogyl ointment over the wound
3.Oral antibiotics like Tab Augmentin, twice daily for 5 days.

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Is Injection Necessary After Getting Cut By Rusted Material?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As your wife had a small cut on her right elbow by a rusted fence material and she has immediately washed the small cut with soap and water and later washed with dettol. The tetanus spore can sustain for longer period of time in the anaerobic environment and the the rusted objects are known to harbor these spores. If your wife has not taken TT injection in last one year I would suggest her 1.Take TT injection 2.Apply Metrogyl ointment over the wound 3.Oral antibiotics like Tab Augmentin, twice daily for 5 days. Thank you.