2006-08-27 18:21:52 · 22 answers · asked by Stephanie b 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
You are given the first one around age 4 then again at 14, then you should get one every 8 to 10 years thereafter unless you get cut or step on a nail, etc. Then if it has been more than 5 years, you get another one.
People don't keep up with their shots after they are out of school because most jobs don't require them like schools do.
2006-08-28 05:55:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
7 years
2006-08-30 10:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by ambul17 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 years
2006-08-28 10:47:08 · answer #3 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tetanus = 8 - 10 years
2006-08-28 01:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by PommyTom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to high school with some kids that needed a tetris shot. That is one stupid game and they played it too much.
On a side note...you only need a tetanus shot when you cut yourself on jagged or rusty metal. Also note that a tetanus shot will hurt badly not due to the needle but due to the effect of the medicine.
2006-08-28 01:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by Jack G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a tetanus shot after a bad cut. And you really should get booster shots every ten years to maintain your protection. I had to get a tetanus shot when I accidentally cut my finger with the electric hedge trimmer. It happened to be my sister's 30th birthday. That makes it easy to remember when it is time for a booster shot.
2006-08-29 17:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Irish1952 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tenanus shot is said to last 10 years, but if you get a serious cut within about 8 years, I'd certainly get another one as a precaution.
2006-08-28 10:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every 4 years
2006-08-28 01:25:21 · answer #8 · answered by Knackers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You only need to get a tetanus shot when you receive a cut or puncture in your skin from something outside that could be dirty, such as stepping on a rusty nail.
2006-08-28 01:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by nickstracco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is how my ER operates.
Tetanus should be given every 10 years.
but if you have a cut, and your tetanus shot wasn't done in the past 5 years you get a booster.
Cut and dry.
2006-08-28 01:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by PreviouslyChap 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋