While on a hike, a rusty nail pierces the sole of an adolescent's foot and the adolescent is brought to the emergency department of a local hospital. tetanus immune globulin is prescribed because the adolescent does not known when the last tetanus immunization was received. the nurse administers the prescribed dose of tetanus immune globulin and explains that it provides:?
1 Lifelong passive immunity 2 Long lasting active protection 3 Immediate passive short term immunity 4 Stimulation for the production of antibodies
The correct answer is "immediate passive short term immunity". The administration of tetanus immunoglobulin will directly attack toxins associated with tetanus for a short time, providing short term immunity and this effect is immediate.The passive immunity from tetanus immunoglobulin is not lifelong. Choices 2 and 4 talks about active immunity which is not characteristic of tetanus immunoglobulin injection.
Tetanus immune globulin provides passive protection. It is use to help prevent tetanus infection, sometimes called lockjaw, by placing antibodies in the blood that help protect against the tetnus infection.
