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What do you suggest if i cut myself with a rusty razor?
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If: it has been > 10 years since your last tetanus shot or you don't know - then please get a tetanus shot. Some physicians even recommend tetanus be repeated if the wound is particularly dirty and it has been > 5 years since your last tetanus shot.
Answered 1/9/2016
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