Initial Treatment for Tetanus in an Unimmunized Person with a Puncture

question 35

Multiple Choice

Initial treatment for tetanus in an unimmunized person with a puncture wound is

• A)tetanus toxoid.
• B)tetanus immune globulin.
• C)penicillin.
• D)none;no action is necessary.
• E)debridement.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Mean

A statistical measure representing the average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of values.

Z-score

A statistical measure representing the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of the dataset, often used in standardizing scores.

Chi-square Test

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