10 tetanus skin tests, 9 allergies?


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about tetanus needle skin test ten nine allergies, this statement is unscientific and incorrect. Although in clinical practice, before tetanus antitoxin injection is to do skin test, although allergic cases are more common, but will not reach 90% of the situation. If you are accidentally stabbed by rusty nails or soil-contaminated objects, it is necessary to thoroughly clean and disinfect the wound in time, and it is best to go to the hospital within 24 hours after the injury for tetanus antitoxin injection. Before injection, skin allergy test is required, that is, skin test. If the skin test results are positive, tetanus antitoxin cannot be injected, because it will cause serious allergic reactions and even life threatening. However, tetanus immunoglobulin can be injected, and the effect of preventing tetanus infection is the same. However, tetanus immunoglobulin drugs are more expensive than ordinary tetanus antitoxin, and specific cases can be consulted in regular hospitals.