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    Tetanus Toxoid (brand name: DAPTACEL) is given as an intramuscular injection every 6-8 weeks for active immunization against tetanus. It contains inactivated toxin produced by Clostridium tetani bacteria. Common side effects include pain, redness, swelling at the injection site, fever, malaise, and irritability. Nursing responsibilities include shaking the vial well before withdrawing doses, taking care during injection to avoid entering a blood vessel, and noting that tetanus toxoid vaccination is safe during breastfeeding. The vaccine provides approximately 10 years of immunity and is not recommended for children under 7 years old. It may be used in geriatric patients known to

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    Tetanus Toxoid (brand name: DAPTACEL) is given as an intramuscular injection every 6-8 weeks for active immunization against tetanus. It contains inactivated toxin produced by Clostridium tetani bacteria. Common side effects include pain, redness, swelling at the injection site, fever, malaise, and irritability. Nursing responsibilities include shaking the vial well before withdrawing doses, taking care during injection to avoid entering a blood vessel, and noting that tetanus toxoid vaccination is safe during breastfeeding. The vaccine provides approximately 10 years of immunity and is not recommended for children under 7 years old. It may be used in geriatric patients known to

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    Tetanus Toxoid (brand name: DAPTACEL) is given as an intramuscular injection every 6-8 weeks for active immunization against tetanus. It contains inactivated toxin produced by Clostridium tetani bacteria. Common side effects include pain, redness, swelling at the injection site, fever, malaise, and irritability. Nursing responsibilities include shaking the vial well before withdrawing doses, taking care during injection to avoid entering a blood vessel, and noting that tetanus toxoid vaccination is safe during breastfeeding. The vaccine provides approximately 10 years of immunity and is not recommended for children under 7 years old. It may be used in geriatric patients known to

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    Tetanus Toxoid (brand name: DAPTACEL) is given as an intramuscular injection every 6-8 weeks for active immunization against tetanus. It contains inactivated toxin produced by Clostridium tetani bacteria. Common side effects include pain, redness, swelling at the injection site, fever, malaise, and irritability. Nursing responsibilities include shaking the vial well before withdrawing doses, taking care during injection to avoid entering a blood vessel, and noting that tetanus toxoid vaccination is safe during breastfeeding. The vaccine provides approximately 10 years of immunity and is not recommended for children under 7 years old. It may be used in geriatric patients known to

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    Date Name of Drug Drawing Classification Dosage/ Indication Mechanism of Side Effects Nursing

    Time/Route Action Responsibilities

    Generic Name: EPI Vaccine, Significant:


    TETANUS Anti-tetanus 0.5 ml / 6 - Active Description: Syncope.  Shake well the
    10/17 8 weeks / immunisatio Tetanus toxoid Blood and lymphatic vial before
    TOXOID
    /21 IM n against vaccine is a system disorders: withdrawing
    tetanus preparation of Lymphadenopathy. each dose
    Brand Name: inactivated Gastrointestinal 
    toxin produced disorders: Nausea.  Special care
    DAPTACEL Prophylaxis by virulent General disorders should be
    of tetanus in tetanus bacilli and administration taken to
    wound (product of site conditions: Inj site ensure that
    manageme Clostridium reactions (e.g. pain, the injection
    nt tetani). It acts redness, bruising, does not enter
    as antigen and swelling, induration), the blood
    produces fever, malaise, vessel 
    active irritability.
    immunity Musculoskeletal and For Nursing
    against connective tissue Mothers: Tetanus
    tetanus. disorders: Arthralgia, Toxoid does not
    myalgia. affect the safety of
    Duration: Nervous system mothers who are
    Immunity: disorders: Neuritis, breastfeeding or
    Approx 10 headache, dizziness. their infants.
    years. Skin and Breastfeeding
    subcutaneous does not adversely
    tissue disorders: affect immune
    Rash. response and is
    Vascular disorders: not a
    Hypotension. contraindication for
    vaccination  For

    Pediatric Use:
    Safety and
    effectiveness of
    tetanus toxoid in
    infants below the
    age of 6 weeks
    has not been
    established.
    However, this
    vaccine is not
    indicated for
    children under 7
    yrs of age.  For

    Geriatric Use:
    Tetanus Toxoid
    should only be
    used in geriatric
    patients known to
    have received a
    primary series of
    tetanus-containing
    vaccine, since
    many such as
    persons have no
    prior immunity.

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