13Supportive Care
If your tetanus case is serious, then you might need the support of breathing assistance with a ventilator or respirator machine. Even when the toxin does not affect breathing muscles badly, you might still these devices to take some strong sedatives, which would cause shallow breathing as a possible side effect. In addition to respiratory arrest and airway obstruction, supportive care can also help with some other complications, such as bone fractures, brain damage, heart failure, or pneumonia. [13]
