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A member asked:
What looks like a old christmas hook stabbed my toe went in 1/4inch , do i need a tetanus shot, can't remember when i got one i think 10yrs ago?
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Yes: Better have a booster tetanus shot, preferably Tdap, if you haven't had it before, then Td every 10 years. I trust you cleaned the wound and took good care of it, best wishes
Answered 5/21/2017
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