i picked up broken glass that was in the house and it cut my finger. could i get tetanus? . it didnt go deep but did go in my skin. it did bleed a tiny bit. but not much at all. i am 25 years old and havent had my shot in a long time.
assuming you live in the u. s. tetanus is very rare. it is rare mainly because we get tetanus vaccines every ten years (the recommendation). it would be highly-unlikely that you would get tetanus based on the incident that you described but it would still be wise to get a vaccine if you are not properly immunized. for this and future incidents. tetanus (the disease) typically is 100% fatal and an inexpensive and highly-effective vaccine given every ten years is 100% preventative. this is the best deal in medicine!