Patients who have been stabbed with a crowbar are given tetanus antitoxin depending on the situation. If the wound is shallow, for example, just a skin wound, tetanus antitoxin is usually not needed. Conversely, wounds that are deep to the muscle or deeper will require an injection.
More superficial wounds generally do not cause tetanus and do not require tetanus antitoxin. A superficial wound from an iron pick does not require tetanus antitoxin, as long as the wound is treated, you can usually rinse it with antiseptic water and apply erythromycin ointment to the affected area.
If the wound is deep to the muscle or deeper, the wound in the anaerobic state may have tetanus to be wound treatment, but also timely tetanus antitoxin.
After the injury should pay attention to hygiene, to avoid infection of the affected area, should pay attention to the diet, do not eat spicy and stimulating food.
Being iron stick to the patient should be timely to the dermatology or surgical treatment, by the doctor to decide whether the need to inject tetanus antitoxin, the patient should not take the liberty to deal with, to avoid the adverse results.