Recently my wife was bitten by a dog and we had to visit the local emergency room. While they were taking care of her wound, they asked her when she last had a tetanus booster. She wasn't sure, but it was probably over 5 years ago. They gave her one.
Several years ago, I was inspecting a house for a client that was a Doctor. While we were crawling under the house (yes he came with me) he made a comment about he was sure that I was up to date with my tetanus shots. I said that I couldn't remember when I had my last one, but it was a while ago.
After the 15 minute lecture he gave me, I decided to drive to the Health Dept and get one THAT DAY. He told me that there are about 100 cases of tetanus in the US each year, and about 5 deaths. We are very lucky in the US, because in the rest of the world there are close to a million cases and 300 - 500 thousand deaths each year.
I know I get cuts and scrapes all the time doing inspections. Thats why I'm always up to date on my tetanus boosters. You should be too!
We should take care of ourselves!
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