Re: OT-CHAT: tetanus & puncture wounds
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-CHAT: tetanus & puncture wounds
- From: L*
- Date: Tue, 17 Apr 01 10:19:17 +0100
>I just learned that in order to get
>complete protection, tetanus boosters are needed within 24 hrs, which is
>the incubation period for the disease, unless one has had a booster shot
>within the preceeding 5 yrs.
Our local clinic recommends tetanus vaccination routinely every 10 yrs,
but they also recommend (as apparently does your clinic) that if you
haven't had a booster within the 5 yrs prior to a puncture wound, you
should come in immediately for a booster after such an injury. This is
especially essential for those of us working around horse manure (in
which tetanus apparently thrives) on a regular basis.
Laurie - yet another iris-loving horsewoman on the list
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