How to treat dog bite wounds?

Puppies are very cute and many friends now love to keep dogs, but some untamed puppies will attack people, so if you are attacked by them, especially after being bitten, you should go to the hospital for vaccination in time. If you are not dealt with in time, the bacteria in the dog's mouth will enter the human body through the blood and pose a threat to your health. In severe cases, it can lead to death, so you must take the bite problem seriously. So how to deal with the wounds after dog bites? Many friends will go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, but there are some things that should be done before going to the hospital. Let’s take a look at the following treatment steps.

First, rinse the wound thoroughly. First rinse thoroughly with 3% - 5% soapy water or clean water. If the wound is deep, insert the syringe into the wound for irrigation and cleaning. All dog saliva should be removed as much as possible. The time should be half an hour.

Secondly, apply the medicine correctly. Some patients think that since the wound is not big, they can just apply some mercurochrome or gentian violet. This is wrong. The correct way is to rinse the wound and then scrub it with alcohol or iodine. Wound treatment should be completed as soon as possible. Even if it is 1-2 days or even 3-4 days late, do not ignore the treatment of the wound. If the wound has scabped, remove the scab and treat it according to the above method.

Finally, remember that wounds should not be bandaged or sutured, and should be left exposed as much as possible. If bandaging and suturing are necessary (e.g. due to excessive bleeding), ensure that the wound has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected and that anti-rabies serum has been injected. If the bite occurs on the head, neck, fingers or is severe, anti-rabies serum or rabies immunoglobulin will need to be injected around and at the bottom of the wound.

Rabies, also known as hydrophobia, is an acute infectious disease caused by the rabies virus that mainly invades the central nervous system. Human rabies is usually caused by sick dog bites. In addition to being transmitted through bites, the rabies virus can also invade the human body through various wounds, scratches, licks, and mucous membranes and skin through virus-carrying saliva. In addition, a small number of people may be infected through slaughtering, skinning, and cutting of sick dogs. Therefore, in addition to being careful not to be bitten by dogs, we must also be careful not to be licked by dogs, and we must also focus on protecting the wounds on our bodies from being licked by dogs.

As more and more people keep pets, don’t forget to vaccinate your pets regularly. Here I would like to remind everyone that once rabies occurs, there is no cure, so the key is prevention. If you are bitten by a dog, you should deal with it according to the above methods.