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Grazed my knee on a metal garden stake that had some rust on top. do i need a tetanus booster? did bleed and now stopped. not deep just skin off a small part. wound clean. been probably more than 10 years since last booster
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Yes: A tetanus booster will be needed in above circumstances.
Answered 4/19/2020
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