J Emerg Med. 2001 May;20(4):357-65.

Tetanus in the emergency department: a current review.

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Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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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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