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Tetanus shot
I got a cut on my palm from a glass mounted on top of a 3.5 metre wall,
and my last tetanus shot was more than 10 years ago
i immediately washed my wound and put anticeptic oinetment on it.
i got my shot after 54 hours, is it too late what should i do now? my would is healing and is getting better
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Dr. Kiran Kumar Mukku
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21 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Tetanus shots are to be taken very 5 years in high risk individuals .. it takes time for the tetanus shot to trigger immune responses ..
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