When was the last time you had a tetnus shot?

Joe Nocito, B.S., HT(ASCP)QIHC
Histology Supervisor
Christus Santa Rosa Hospitals
San Antonio, Texas 


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Connolly, Brett [SMTP:brett_connolly@merck.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 09, 1999 12:55 PM
> To:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: "stupid" questions
> 
> 	I'm sorry I missed the stupid question post. I must have deleted it
> based on the subject line.
> 
> 	My question:  
> 	If I accidently lop off my hand with an old, rusty steel microtome
> blade and then jam a #2 pencil into the severed artery to stop the
> bleeding,
> should I be more concerned about possible lead poisoning or a Clostridium
> tetani infection?
> 
> Brett
> 
> 
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