I stepped on a rusty nail that only went through my shoe enough to give me a pin prick hole on the meat part of the ball of my foot below my big toe. There was just a pin spot of blood noticeable below the skin. Nothing drizzled out. I poured peroxide over it. Then when I got home a couple hours later. I washed jmy foot good in the shower and dried it. Then dabbed more peroxide over the spot, which I couldnt see anymore, but could sense the slight nag pain where the nail touched. Then dried and applied neosporin and covered with a bandaid. I had a tetanus shot 4 1/2 years ago I believe. I am waiting for my doctors nurse to call me back as she is looking for my file to make sure that I actually did get one at the time I think I did. Do you think I should get another tetanus shot anyway or what should I do and look out for?
Hi... Tetanus has no cure. Even a small wound over the body due to rusty nail, soil have relatively high chance of tetanus.it is advisable to take a tetanus injection, it is a prophylactic Chat Doctor. For the fresh wound take tetanus immunoglobulin injection which may prevent the current wound injection. But in your scenario it may not be required take a Teflon injection. The primary wound care which u have given is adequate and do take in. Tetanus toxic.