by Pat Goss. Timely changing of your timing belt is an often overlooked car care service, and thatâs not good! And Pat Goss tells us why down at Gossâ Garage. For many years, vehicle manufacturers have elected to use timing belts to drive the camshafts in the top of the engine to operate the valves that let fuel into the engine and let exhaust out. But these belts, well, theyâre made of rubber and they ware out over time so they need periodic replacement.
FACT: People with tetanus may have to spend several weeks in the hospital under intensive care and frequently need to be on a ventilator. FACT: For adults, a tetanus-diphtheria booster (Td) every 10 years gives protection against both tetanus and diphtheria. A tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine should be given to adults in place of one Td vaccine to protect them against pertussis (whooping cough), too.
As long as your patient has no other contraindications she should receive Tdap now. If she has no documentation of prior tetanus vaccination, she should receive a complete 3-dose primary series (dose #1 of Tdap, followed by dose #2 of Td 4 to 8 weeks later, and dose #3 of Td 6â12 months after dose #2).