Intended use & limitations

Educational decision-tool for UK clinicians on Revaxis for tetanus-prone wounds.
Always corroborate with UKHSA wound-management guidance.

Patient history & wound

Trismus, muscle rigidity or spasms presentTick to switch to the clinical-tetanus protocol.

Age band

If patient was born before 1961, UK universal tetanus vaccination did not exist; verify history; treat as “unknown” if no documented doses.

Tetanus immunisation status

Up to date

Primed but last dose > 10 years ago

Incomplete priming course

Unknown / uncertain history

Wound category

Time since injury

Heavy contamination (soil/manure)

Burn injury

Severely immunosuppressed

Person who injects drugs (PWID)

Risk likelihood

Estimated likelihood of tetanus risk if no prophylaxis is given.

Low

25/100

Very LowLowModerateHighVery High

Overall assessment: Low

Based on age, immunisation status, wound, time since injury and modifiers.

Recommendation

Vaccine / booster

No tetanus booster needed today. Continue routine schedule.

Tetanus immunoglobulin

Tetanus immunoglobulin not indicated.

Wound care & follow-up

Thoroughly clean the wound. Consider antibacterials based on clinical severity.
Continue routine immunisation schedule.

Adds a calendar event 10 years from today as a prompt to review tetanus status.

Recommendation generated from your inputs. Always corroborate with the source guidance before clinical action.

This free educational tool helps UK healthcare professionals assess tetanus-prone wounds, identify when vaccination is indicated and provides evidence-based recommendations in seconds.

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