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Rusty Metal Scratched By

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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)
Dr. Kerry Pottinger MD

i believe has now stopped bleeding. It's not necessary to go the hospital tonight is it. the metal does not appear to be rusty. i have not had a recent tetnus shot. YYYY@YYYY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kerry Pottinger ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr. Prasad MD

Today i got stab by a nail and its rusty please advise How soon i have till seek treatment ... View answer

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

My daughter is in the New Orleans area on an island and was scraped with a rusty nail or piece of metal. How essential is it that she get a tetanus shot now? She is 28 yrs old and it has been many years ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vidya Muralidhar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

of the wire got scratched my hand very little i mean a little cut and one person also worked before under that box i dont know whether it has scratched him also i dont know hiv status of that guy even if ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Taher Kagalwala MD

Hi my 8yr old daughter got scratched by a rusty metal door. Its not deep but it does hurt and now she has diarrhea . Should I be concerned that she may have tetanus ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Taher Kagalwala ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I got scratched by a rusty metal on my knee a while ago. Its a small scratch but i can see red skin. I already clean it with soap and water. I haven t had tetanus vaccine in the past 15 yrs. If... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Vivek Gupta MD

My 2 and a half year old has just been scratched by a piece of metal from an old post in the garden. The metal doesn t look particularly rusty, but it is old. The scratch drew a little... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Gupta ( Pediatrician)
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 ... 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)