Tetanus

[MommatoGray]

Hello!

Ok, I may be going crazy and yes I am always worried about DS! Today my MIL was over, she has a id card from her work (she is a nurse) on her shirt. Anyways DS loves to play with it, of course I don't let him put it in his mouth and I wash his hands after. Then MIL was playing on the floor with him and he was trying to crawl around. It was nap time so I pick him up and notice that he has blood on his hand. So without thinking I just put my finger on it and it wipes off and looks like nothing is there. We proceed to walk MIL out and then I go to wash his hands. No sign of a cut ir more blood or anything, I was hoping to make it bleed, as I have read on here tetanus cannot live if oxygen is present.

My worry is that it could of been from the card and since she works at a care center there could be all kinds of things on it that could of gotten into that cut.

So long story short, will it be alright? He is not vaxed. I guess I am worried something got in there before I had a chance to clean it. It seems like tetanus is mostly due to puncture wounds. Sorry if this is dumb, I had to ask anyways, piece of mind : )

Thanks!

[zinemama]

I'm sure she will be ok. However, when I found myself spending way more time worrying over every little scrape and cut my very rough and tumble unvaxed 5yo was getting, I decided it was time to do tetanus. No regrets.

[shiningpearl]

You said it yourself, he had blood on his hands, it bled!!  That's all it needed to do!

[ma2two]

About 30 people get tetanus per year in the United States, mostly people over 40 and heroin users.

A wound that bleeds is not at risk for tetanus. Tetanus is not going to be found at a care center.

[MommatoGray]

Thanks everyone! The little man is ok! So thankful for this forum for when I need advice and reassurance : )