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Tetanus vaccine

Posted By stonehn93

"Tetanus vaccine"

About: Busselton Health Campus / Emergency Department

(as a service user),

Can’t believe that a young patient with a laceration that needed sutures from an injury on a piece of metal didn’t get a tetanus vaccination.  Yes I believe the patient was asked, replied they didn’t know when they had their last one.  Was then told to go to GP if they didn’t and the patient then walked out of ED.  Irresponsible medical advise, in my opinion, if in doubt about tetanus vaccine you vaccinate especially a tradie who is working outdoors.  

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Response from Caroline Booker, Clinical Nurse Manager, Busselton Health Campus, WACHS South West last month
Caroline Booker
Clinical Nurse Manager, Busselton Health Campus,
WACHS South West

Submitted on 21/11/2025 at 6:08 PM
Published on Care Opinion Australia on 24/11/2025 at 12:09 PM

Dear stonehn93,

Thank you for your letter in Care Opinion.

I would be very appreciative if you could contact me to give some details so that I can follow up with staff regarding this situation. We do usually give a tetanus if it hasn't been given in the past 5 years.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely

Caroline Booker

Clinical Nurse manager
Busselton Health Campus
Emergency

9753 6061

caroline.booker@health.wa.gov.au

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