Tetanus, or tetanus antitoxin, is not required if the patient has no cuts from sharp objects, etc., during a fall, and good disinfection is recommended. If there is a deep cut with a sharp object, then it is necessary to fight.
Patients in the fall with or without tetanus antitoxin should be based on the patient’s specific situation, if the patient in the fall, the ground is not sharp objects, and no sharp objects, and not scratched, this situation is generally do not need to play tetanus antitoxin, the patient should be timely to follow the doctor’s instructions to use iodine povidone solution, hydrogen peroxide solution and other disinfectant solution for disinfection.
It is important to note that if the patient is cut by a sharp object when falling, and the cut is deeper, this situation is to play tetanus antitoxin, to prevent the rapid reproduction of anaerobic bacteria leading to infection.
Patients should go to the hospital in time when they fall, and treat the wound under the guidance of the doctor to avoid infection. If the patient has the need for tetanus antitoxin, he or she should follow the doctor’s instructions for vaccination.