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Accidently cut son's ear during haircut. Tetanus? Or am I overthinking?

7 replies

Overthinker89 · 06/07/2024 13:22

Hey loves, so obviously I feel very guilty. When my son was napping I have him a long overdue haircut. He is nearly 22 months and won't let me cut it when he is awake. I accidently caught the very tip of his ear with the scissors. It bled but was shallow as he didn't even wake up! It stopped bleeding within a minute and isn't very deep at all. Is there a risk of tetanus? Or am I panicking over nothing. The scissors are stainless steel and weren't washed beforehand but aren't rusty. Anyone got any advice? Thanks.

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newmyname · 06/07/2024 13:23

My son cut his hand with a kitchen knife, it was quite deep but the doctor said not to worry about a tetanus shot after asking me about it

Cookerhood · 06/07/2024 13:24

My advice would be to not worry, unless you've been digging in the garden with the scissors!
Honestly, it's just a cut.

S0livagant · 06/07/2024 13:28

No, it's where there is a wound without oxygen getting to it, like a puncture wound.

Jennyathemall · 06/07/2024 13:28

It’ll be fine. And won’t be the last
time either.

Unseenentity · 06/07/2024 15:46

People think metal=rust=tetanus but actually the spores live in soil so unlikely there's any risk here.

Reallybadidea · 06/07/2024 15:48

If he's had all his vaccinations I wouldn't give it another thought. And even if he has it then he's very unlikely to get tetanus from that sort of injury.

nocoolnamesleft · 06/07/2024 22:07

As long as you haven't been using the scissors for gardening, should be fine.

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