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My 9 year old son came home with a long scratch on his upper arm from a rusty clothesline that he was trying to use as monkey bars. He has had all his immunizations up to date and isn t due for his next tetanus booster until he is 11 I believe. Am I ok to just wash it and apply Neosporin or should he be looked at?
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Yes, you should keep the wound clean. If his Tetanus immunization status is up to date, then it should not be a problem.
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