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Now viewing Professor at USAT's screen Zoom 75% Screenshot 10. A 32 year old male comes to the Urgent care center with a superficial cut with no bleeding 2/2 his wife making him clean the garage. He mentions he's only coming to the Doctors to keep his wife happy. When asked about his tetanus vaccinations, he mentions he had his last immunization booster when he was 29 years old. Given this information, how should you treat this patient regarding the need for vaccine or immunoglobulins from the chart we learned in class? A. Give tetanus immunoglobulin and Td vaccine B. Vaccine only C. Give immunoglobins and antibiotics D. Td vaccine but only ½ dose E. No vaccine needed 2 3 4 6 8

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The cut seems to be a clean and minor wound since there is no bleeding. Also the patient has immunised Booster dose just before 3 years. If the Vaccination history is <5 years, then it is not necessary to give anther Td or Tig for any type of wound. Hence the answer is no vaccine needed.

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