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What Should Be Done For Scratch Caused By A Gardening Implement?
My toddler just scratched her toe on a gardening implement and it bled a little. I've washed it and put antiseptic on it with a bandaid. My concern is, she's only 2 and a half and therefore hasn't had a tetnus shot yet. The implement was rusty and dirty. Should I take her to get checked out or am I just panicking?
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
you need to inject tetanus serum as there is no tooid injection is given
so post eposure the tetanus serum will be effective
along with antibiotic orally anti inflamatory orally and antiseptic dressings with help but must check from gp pysically to eclude any complication
so post eposure the tetanus serum will be effective
along with antibiotic orally anti inflamatory orally and antiseptic dressings with help but must check from gp pysically to eclude any complication
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