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Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills

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TETANUS PROPHYLAXISPatient vaccinated: give booster if neededPatient not vaccinated: give antitetanus serum and start doseof tetanus toxoid vaccine (separate syringes, separate sites)Antitetanus serum for adults and childrenTetanus immunoglobulin (human) 250 units IM, increased to500 units if any of the following conditions apply:• wound older than 12 hours• presence or risk of heavy contamination• patient weight more than 90 kg38 |Emergency and Essential <strong>Surgical</strong> Care (EESC) programmewww.who.int/surgery

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