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I got cut on a piece of rusty wire, what must i worry about?
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Your tetanus status: ; potential for infection. If it has been more than 10 years since your last tetanus shot or you don't know - then you need to get another one. It needs to be well cleaned and you need to check for signs of infection. Rusty is not good.
Answered 11/29/2013
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