TETANUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HYPER-TET)

Tetanus immune globulin (Hyper-Tet); Immune Globulin; Syringe: 250 units
Vial: 250 units; Children: 4 units/kg IM
Adults: 250 units IM
Indicated in tetanus-prone injuries in a non-immunized person, or in a person immunized >10 years ago. May be advisable to give a child the entire 250
unit adult dose since the same number of organisms will be present in a child as in an adult.