What should I do if I cannot get a tetanus shot due to skin test allergy?

In life, we are bound to encounter various bumps and bruises. If we get injured, we need a tetanus shot. However, many people are allergic to tetanus shots after skin tests. So what should you do if you are allergic to the skin test and cannot get the tetanus shot?

There are many people who are allergic to tetanus, and the desensitization test is generally used.

Tetanus antitoxin desensitization injection method; Preparation of TAT skin test solution: Use a 1ml syringe to draw 0.1ml of TAT solution (1 500u/ml), add normal saline to dilute to 1ml (1ml contains TAT ​​150u), and it can be used for skin test.

For intradermal test, 0.1 ml of the above skin test solution (containing 15 u of TAT) was injected intradermally and the skin test result was determined after 20 minutes. Skin test result judgment criteria:

Negative: no local redness or swelling, no abnormal systemic reaction.

Positive: The papule is red and swollen, the diameter of the nodule is greater than 1.5 cm, the diameter of the red halo is more than 4 cm, and sometimes pseudopodia or itching appear.

The manifestations of systemic allergic reactions are similar to those of penicillin allergic reactions, with serum sickness-type reactions being the most common.

If the skin test result is negative, the required dose can be injected at one time. If the result is positive, desensitization injection is required