my son(4yrs)had a tetnus injection four months ago
2006-09-22 07:38:19 · 19 answers · asked by Pramod T 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
The shot lasts for 7 to 10 years, but you really need to clean the wound and watch for infection. If it starts to turn red or look infected you may need to take him to the doctor for antibiotics. If "wounds by iron" are a problem, you need to clean your yard. This type of thing is serious, and doctors pay attention to repeated visits like that. Clean the yard before you have the local health department knocking on your door.
2006-09-22 07:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by savannah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really should talk to a doctor/nurse, but a single innoculation is good for about 10 years, with booster shots every 10 thereafter. Remember, the shot has to be given *before* the injury, and it has nothing to do with the material (iron) involved, ANY deep wound can result in tetanus, not just the archetypical 'rusty nail'. If this is after the fact, normal antibiotic treatment is indicated.
2006-09-22 07:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by AmigaJoe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vaccinations are bad for you!
A vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease.
There are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous.
Just sit back and think for a while.
Is there any sense in injecting a disease directly into the bloodstream.
We have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune.
The Vaccination Hoax
http://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html
2006-09-24 22:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by iron? 1 Tetnus shot lasts many years.
2006-09-22 07:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any wound by Iron does not need a tetanus shot. Tetanus is only associated with iron or any metal because there's a possibility some infected animal scratched itself on that metal object and then you scratched yourself on it. But there's no harm in getting the shot since it does last 10 years in a normal healthy body.
2006-09-23 03:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tetnus shots are good for so many years in adults its 8 to 10 years. Call your childs doctor and ask the office nurse if it is the same for children.
2006-09-22 07:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think they recommend a tetnus shot every 10 years
2006-09-22 07:39:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think tetnus shots are good for 10 years.
2006-09-22 07:55:19 · answer #8 · answered by easterbaby1975 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the injection is good for a few years , but you may want to make sure the wound is cleaned out thoroughly, by a doctor.
2006-09-22 07:41:18 · answer #9 · answered by Witchzilla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tetanus injection is give after you become 10 years old.
Before that you get the tetanus part with other vaccines like DPTa, so if your son is up to date with all his childhood vaccinations, you should not worry about that, take care, zapoyol
2006-09-22 07:43:37 · answer #10 · answered by zapoyol 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋