If inadvertently scratched by stainless steel, the need for tetanus should depend on the specific circumstances, can not be generalized. If the scratch is an open wound and the wound is shallow, only with the damage to the cuticle and the wound is cleaner, and there is no more sludge and other pollutants, the patient can use iodophor to repeatedly disinfect the wound in time, using sterile gauze bandage, generally do not need to play tetanus vaccine. However, if the wound is narrower and deeper after the stainless steel scratch, the wound is more suitable for the growth and reproduction of anaerobic tetanus bacteria, there is a risk of tetanus bacteria, patients should go to the hospital as soon as possible for surgical treatment, and injection of tetanus antitoxin or tetanus immunoglobulin to prevent tetanus infection. Patients scratched by stainless steel for effective treatment need to pay attention to avoid getting water on the wound, and do not touch items that irritate the skin wound, so as not to cause infection.