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Hii cut my finger with a sheet of dirty iron, i cleaned the wound,do i need a tetanus shotps i have a tdap ( booster) vaccine 6 months ago? thanks
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Curt: you should be fine. Just clean with soap and water. Apply antibiotics ointment and keep it clean
Answered 3/22/2015
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