[Expert consensus on preventive management of post-traumatic tetanus and establishment of vaccination clinic practice standards]

Post-traumatic tetanus is the most important type of tetanus that occurs outside of the neonatal period. Wound management and rational use of tetanus immunological preparations are critically important for prevention of post-traumatic tetanus and reduction of tetanus-related morbidity and mortality. The Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA) convened a panel of experts to develop consensus on preventive management of post-traumatic tetanus and establishment of vaccination clinic practice standards. Based on relevant laws and regulations in China, the 2017 World Health Organization position paper on tetanus vaccines, and the most recent domestic and foreign research, the CPMA consensus document describes procedures for prevention and management of post-traumatic tetanus, appropriate use of active and passive tetanus immunological preparations, and requirements for vaccination clinics to manage post-traumatic tetanus prevention.