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Baby Cut By Metal

Premium Questions

Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash MD

I got a minor superficial cut on my leg with a rusted metal object 4 days back. Should I get a tetanus shot? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

hi i was wondering what sort of cuts require a tetanus injection hi the pics i have uploaded are relating to my situation one image is the cut and the other image is how i cut myself on the bar thing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

My 3 month old baby got small cut by nail cutter Pla advise wat to do ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

My 3 month old baby got small cut by nail cutter Pla advise wat to do ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Prasad MD

I got a TDaP shot a month and a half ago after getting a cut. I just gave myself a small cut on my hand with rusty metal. I've already washed it and put alcohol and neosporin on it, but do I need ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. POOJA MD

[My 9 year old son came home with a long scratch on his upper arm from a rusty clothesline that he was trying to use as monkey bars. He has had all his immunizations up to date and isn t due for his next tetanus booster... View answer

Answered by : Dr. POOJA ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I cut myself on a piece of clean sheet metal while I was bending it to turn it into a duct. It was a poke not a slice. It s about the size of a grain of rice but it s deep. Even though the metal wasn ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. KAPIL WAJAPEY MD

bromide liquid and covered it with a band aid. Does a cut by brass metal lead to tetanus? Till what time one should take a tetanus shot after a cut/bruise by non-ferrous / ferrous... View answer

Answered by : Dr. KAPIL WAJAPEY ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Dorina Gurabardhi MD

My foot was cut by metal pole on the upper top part of my foot I received my tetanus shot yesterday ... and blueish color. Should I be worried and get reevaluated or is it that it is still tender? I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

Hi there. I m a sheetmetal worker. I got punctured with a sharp cutoff of galvanized metal roughly ... and quite sore...should I be worried? Worries enough to get it looked at by a doctor? Thanks in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)