Immunoglobulin tetanus from human blood serum is injected intramuscularly into the anterolateral region of the thigh.
Before the injection, the vial with the drug is aged for 2 hours at a temperature of 18 to 22 ° C. Opening of bottles and the procedure of administration are carried out with strict adherence to the rules of aseptic and antiseptic. To prevent the formation of foam, the drug is drawn into a syringe, a needle with a wide lumen, another needle is used for injection. The drug in the opened vial is not subject to storage.The preparation is not suitable for use in vials with broken integrity or marking, with a change in physical properties (discoloration, cloudiness of solution, the presence of unbreakable flakes, expired shelf life, improper storage).
Setting the skin test before the introduction is not required.
Dosage
1. Dose for prevention: one adult or pediatric dose contains 250 ME.
2. In the case of a large lesion area and severe contamination of the wound A single dose can be doubled.
3. Therapeutic dose: from 3000 to 6000 ME, should be divided and introduced into different areas of the body.