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Originally Posted by crabcake  I know some would say it's about time  , but I'm concerned that I might have tetanus/lockjaw. I don't know when my last booster was, but I'm sure I had one at some point while I was in the military, but I got out 10 years ago, and don't know if I've had one since.
Yesterday, we were out working in the yard, and my arm brushed against a metal piece of fence, which put a good 9" scratch down my arm. It didn't go really deep -- only enough to have a little blood along the scratch -- but it did cut the skin, nonetheless. I washed it several times -- immediately after it happened and throughout the day -- as we were working in the yard from about 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The scratch happened around 10:30.
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Whatever the problem, I don't think it is Tetanus. Tetanus is an anaerobic infection which results from a puncture wound, not a scratch or surface cut. It has to be deep enough that no oxygen gets to the wound site (hense associated with punctures).