Do you need tetanus shot for head injury?

Tetanus should also be injected if there is obvious wound and bleeding, especially if the wound is injured by rust-containing substances, or the wound is contaminated by soil and contact with livestock substances after trauma, which are easy to induce tetanus infection. The injection should be timely within 24 hours after injury, and the drug sensitivity test should be carried out routinely before injection. After the injury should be timely debridement, especially deep wound, if necessary, also with saline and hydrogen peroxide for repeated washing. There are obvious laceration patients should also be debridement suture, nodule suture, after surgery, regular dressing change. Head wound generally in about 5 days after the injury time can be removed, traumatic wound can also be appropriately extended for 1-2 days. If there is obvious headache, dizziness, if necessary, further head CT examination.