ok heres the thing... i stepped over a rusty nail a month ago and then i got my immunoglobulin and tetanus shots the same day.. then i got my finger stabbed with a stapler... so how long does the tetanus injection last?
2007-10-13 21:05:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
what if for example i never had tetanus injection when i was a kid....does it affect anything?
2007-10-13 21:21:32 · update #1
If you never had a tetanus injection as a child then you need to have three tetanus shots in total to provide full immunity. You had the first one a month ago. The second one comes 4-8 weeks after the first and the third one comes 6-12 months after the second.
So at present, your immunity to tetanus is partial. I'd suggest seeing a doctor about getting the second tetanus shot now. I wouldn't imagine that a second dose of tetanus immunoglobulin would be needed at this time since you've already had one tetanus shot recently and a stapler wound is pretty clean. Nonetheless, see what your doctor thinks about this.
Once you've finished your primary series of three tetanus shots, you're good. You'd only need a booster shot if you got a wound more than 10 years after the third shot (this spacing is reduced to 5 years for wounds that are grossly contaminated with soil or feces or saliva).
2007-10-14 04:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 years
2007-10-13 21:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by topcats r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe about ten years. If a person has a deep wound that is likely to be infected with the tetanus bacteria then a booster shot is usually given as a precaution.
2016-05-22 08:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by gladis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 years. Write down the date so you know when you are due.
2007-10-13 21:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by whereRyou? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋