Question

A car accident victim, who is 12 years old, suffered severe lacerations when she was thrown clear of the vehicle and has just been brought into the hospital. Her parents stated that she has not had previous immunization against tetanus. To provide protection against the possibility of tetanus now and in the future, which of the following is the preferred method of treatment?

Answer 1

Answer: Separate injections of tetanus toxoid and tetanus antitoxin in different sites on this visit to ensure active and passive immunization.

Step-by-step explanation:

Toxiod tetanus is an inactive tetanus which is a kind of vaccine which can be used to prevent the tetanus. Also tetanus antitoxin can also be used, it is a sterile, concentrated protein solution which consists of antibodies that are obtain from the plasma or blood serum from healthy horses. Both of these formulations can help in inducing the active and passive immunity in the body against tetanus.

According to the given situation, the two formulations tetanus toxoid and tetanus antitoxin can be helpful in saving the patient against tetanus affected by severe lacerations.