A Seasonal Farmworker Has Been Brought into the Emergency Room

question 49

Multiple Choice

A seasonal farmworker has been brought into the emergency room showing early symptoms of tetanus, including spastic contractions of face and neck muscles.His coworkers indicated that he had received a puncture wound in his hand a week prior to the onset of symptoms.His tetanus vaccination status is uncertain.Which of the following should be administered to the patient first, as soon as possible?

• A)tetanus toxoid
• B)tetanus immune globulin
• C)antibiotics
• D)hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy
• E)a tetanus titer

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