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What is the tetanus shot after a car accident for?
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Prevention: To help in the prevention of tetanus which is a serious bacterial infection that can result from a wound, such as can be sustained in an accident.
Answered 12/15/2015
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Broken skin ?!: Any break in the skin can provide access to tetanus spores that may set up in the wound and eventually generate tetanus toxin. The tetanus spores are everywhere: the soil of the road, contamination of structures,off the hands of emergency personnel.If you cannot confirm a tetanus shot within the past 10 years, it is routine to give one after motor vehicle accidents when any wound is present.
Answered 5/18/2017
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