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How to treat dog bite wounds?

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Question added by Fida Abo Alrob , Sr. Copywriter , Imena Digital
Date Posted: 2014/03/12
Yasser  Ellafy Mohamed Ali Elsareeb
by Yasser Ellafy Mohamed Ali Elsareeb , alhammadi hospital , general and emergency surgery

patient resuscitation if needed

 stop any bleeding 

wound swabbing for culture 

clean the wound including wound debridement if needed

local dressing 

painkiller and antibiotic 

Shahbaz Khan
by Shahbaz Khan , Grade A staff nurse , North Delhi municipal corporation & Hindu Rao hospital

  1. Place a clean towel over the injury to stop any bleeding.
  2. Try to keep the injured area elevated.
  3. Wash the bite carefully with soap and water.
  4. Apply a sterile bandage to the wound.
  5. Apply antibiotic ointment to the injury every day to prevent infection

Rolly Tuscano
by Rolly Tuscano , Occupational Health Nurse , Qatar Aluminium Limited

Wash the wound with water and soap thoroughly. Then apply antiseptic solution before applying a bandage to stop the bleeding. Immediately consult a doctor for a tetanus injection.

Dipesh Shrestha
by Dipesh Shrestha , Logistic officer , Raleigh International Nepal

first, i will put the people in safe and relax position

then check whether the wound has bleeding or not if bleeding pressure the wound area with sterile gauze then elevate wound area above the heart level

Once bleeding stops wash a wound with soap and running water since soap got antibacterial agent

apply a sterile bandage to the wound

apply antibiotic ointment to the injury 

then take it to the hospital to anti-rabies vaccination if the bite is from nonvaccinated dog

Saif Mohiuddin
by Saif Mohiuddin , Operations engineer , Beeah

Wash the wounds with soap throughly and immediatly consult a doctor.

Sabdulla Dacula
by Sabdulla Dacula , Asisstant Nurse , Payao Municipal Hospital

Initial treatment Before medical and nursing interventiontreatment should include washing the wound thoroughly with soap and water. Soap has antiviral properties that may help prevent rabies infection. ... Patients who seek care 12 hours or more after injury usually have an infection.

EUNICE AGBAEZE
by EUNICE AGBAEZE , Registered Nurse , Princess Margaret Hospital Nassau, Bahamas.

Take the victim to a quiet corner 

Wash affected site immediately with soap and water maintaining cleanliness/sterility

Apply a clean gauze over  the wound to stop bleeding

Elevate affected area to control bleeding 

Apply a sterile bandage

Take the victim to the closest clinic for immediate medical attention

Deleted user
by Deleted user

wash the bite area with soap and rinse it with running water then put an iodine then go to the nearest clinic or hospital so that the patient will be given an anti-rabies vaccine

Keshnee Jai jai
by Keshnee Jai jai , Registered Nurse , South African National Blood Services

Treatment  at home:

  • Place a clean cloth over the wound
  • Elevate the wound to minimise bleeding
  • Clean with warm salt water to kill off any infection.
  • Apply antiseptic ointment to prevent sepsis to the wound.
  • Get the patient to the nearest clinic or Doctor for a course of Rabies vaccines

Lyca Bernabe Elegado
by Lyca Bernabe Elegado , Staff Nurse , Sta Maria Josefa Hospital Inc

To A person having a dog bite wound we can treat in by first washing it with a free flowing clean water using soap.Then place a clean towel over the injury to stop any bleeding.Try to keep the injured area elevated.Wash the bite carefully with soap and water.Apply a sterile bandage to the wound.Apply antibiotic ointment to the injury every day to prevent infection.

Syed  Rahisuddin
by Syed Rahisuddin , Clinical pharmacist , Salem medical centre and hospital

First wash wound with antiseptic or soap thoroughly in flowing water, then get T.T. & vaccination. 

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