Precautions after tetanus injection

  After the human body is injured, especially if the wound is contaminated, tetanus antitoxin or tetanus immunoglobulin must be injected to prevent the occurrence of tetanus. The following matters should be noted after the tetanus injection: 1. Since tetanus antitoxin can easily cause allergic reactions, you should stay in the hospital for at least 30 minutes after the injection of tetanus antitoxin to prevent allergic reactions and facilitate timely treatment; you can leave the hospital only if you are sure that no allergic reactions occur after 30 minutes after the injection.  2, after vaccination can appear mild fever, you can do appropriate physical cooling, if necessary, you can use antipyretic drugs.  3, after the injection of tetanus to pay attention to avoid eating spicy and irritating food within a week, do not drink alcohol, do not drink tea, in order to prevent these foods affect the effect of tetanus injection.  4, pay attention to wound cleaning, prevent infection, prevent the wound from touching water, prevent contamination.  5.If the wound is more serious and the contamination is also more serious, it is better to make up a shot after a week to consolidate the efficacy. If you are injured again within a short time after the tetanus injection, you should also continue the tetanus injection again.  In short, after the tetanus injection, it is best to observe in the hospital for a period of time, listen to the doctor’s arrangements, and seek medical attention in a timely manner in case of special circumstances.