Cut finger on chhese grater?

[Em.ma]

Hi I just cut my finger on a cheese grater!
It didnt draw any blood but it stings.
I googled and all sorts of things came up.. Infections happening from it etc.
I'm 19 and can't remember my last tetanus shot! I don't think I've had one in ten years at all... I'm now scared ill get am infection or tetanus and die from it.
It stings but no blood was drawn :(

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If no blood was drawn it wasn't that deep right? I'm now scared over tetanus. Google said to get a tetanus jab after a cut with cheese grater... It wasn't rusty though.

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It no longer stings either and I don't have any antiseptic

[Annie0904]

Emma it will be fine..I have done this loads of time. Just give your finger a wash and if it isn't bleeding just leave it..it will be fine!

[RVP]

With any cut, you have to be careful from bacteria getting inside, but obvs a deep cut, and as yours didn't even bleed yours probably took the hard layer off your skin, if you're really worried wash it thoughorly and put a plaster on it.

[skippy66]

I cut my finger on a margarine lid the other day. I can't believe it's not better...

[AuntieMoosie]

lol skippy66........good one

Emma I'm sure you'll be just fine hun. Just keep it nice and clean, let the air get to it and it should heal nicely hun

[venusbluejeans]

I cut my finger on a margarine lid the other day. I can't believe it's not better...

[Em.ma]

Skippy
Forgot about it all today... Until after work I remembered the funny feeling was from cut and had forgot to cover it and I work in a factory.
A cut that didn't bleed can't get infected right?
Or can it :S
Havnt had a tetanus jab for over ten years I'm sure of it...


Anyway probably being irrational as per usual again ..

[Annie0904]

I am sure it will be fine. If you had all your booster jabs when you were at school you shouldn't need a tetanus, you will be protected now. They used to say every 10 years but not now.

[Em.ma]

Pretty sure I did. At 15 I had the mmr booster and other people said they had two jabs m,r and tetanus but I only had the one?

[Annie0904]

You wouldn't get tetanus from a scrape on the cheese grater anyway so I wouldn't worry.