Tetanus in the emergency department: a current review.
Despite the availability of effective immunization to prevent tetanus, there are still up to one million cases per year worldwide. Although the majority of tetanus cases occur in third world countries, there are still significant numbers of cases occurring in countries such as the United States, where preventive immunization is easily accessible. The Emergency Physician has the opportunity to contribute to the decline of the incidence of tetanus through knowledge of those at greatest risk for inadequate immunization and through providing proper wound care and immunization prophylaxis.
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013742:Tetanus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D013745:Tetanus Toxoid