Notes on Prevention of Tetanus in Injured Persons

Abstract

The need for these notes was brought home to us by several requests for guidance from surgeons, casualty officers, and others. We do not consider the decision concerning which injuries require tetanus prevention falls within the scope of this paper,* but when, after clinical assessment of the injury, it has been decided that there is a risk of tetanus infection and that suitable preventive measures should therefore be taken, it is suggested that the following procedures should be adopted.