Injuries and tetanus vaccine
Tetanus is a very serious and fatal infection that can occur after some injuries. Tetanus vaccine is still in our country's routine vaccination programs; At 2, 4, 6 and 18 months, then 4-6. is given as a mixed vaccine between ages. If the 3-dose tetanus vaccine has not yet been completed or a single-dose booster vaccine has not been administered in the last decade and there is a small and clean injury, the tetanus vaccine should be administered. For more serious injuries (deep, dirty wounds, burns), the tetanus vaccine is given if the last vaccine has not been given in the last 5 years. In which situations should you call your doctor? 1-Wound edges are irregular, zigzagged 2-Wound, face or length, 3-Incision is longer than 1.5 centimeters, 4-Cut the two sides of the opening is deep, 5-If you can not remove the dirt or matter inside the incision, 6-Incision is sensitive to touch or red, 7 - If there is a dark grayish discharge from the incision, 8 - Fire is above 38 C, 9 - There is numbness in the area around the wound, 10 - The movements are painful, 11 - Red lines near the wound, 12 - A puncture or deep wound and If the tetanus vaccine has not been given in the last 5 years, 13-incision is bleeding in a gushing manner, the blood carries out of the bandage or the bleeding has not stopped after 5 minutes of pressure ...
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