Nowadays, more and more people are loving and raising dogs, and some puppies are somewhat aggressive. If you pet these pet dogs without knowing their temperament clearly, they may bite you. Once bitten by a dog, especially if the wound bleeds, it is very likely to cause serious consequences such as wound infection and rabies, so timely measures must be taken to deal with it. So what is the best thing to do if you are bitten by a dog?

After being bitten by a dog, emergency measures should be taken. Reduce the entry of viruses into the body.

1. When the wound is small and superficial, and there is no active bleeding, use soapy water (or other weak alkaline detergents, professional rinses) and flowing water of a certain pressure to rinse thoroughly thoroughly. Wait for about 15 minutes for bites and scratches, then wash the wound with saline, and finally use sterile absorbent cotton to absorb the residual fluid from the wound to avoid leaving soapy water or detergent on the wound. When flushing a deep wound, a syringe or special flushing equipment can be used to infuse and flush the inside of the wound thoroughly. Helps remove saliva left in the wound during a dog bite. After rinsing the wound, apply dilute iodophor or other skin and mucous membrane disinfectants with virus-inactivating effects (such as quaternary ammonium salt disinfectants, etc.) on the wound. Try to kill the rabies virus that has entered the wound as much as possible. If the bite wound is large and there is active bleeding, it usually indicates that a larger blood vessel was bitten by the dog. At this time, emergency compression is needed to stop the bleeding to avoid hemorrhagic shock caused by excessive bleeding. Go to the hospital emergency room for treatment in a timely manner and consult a doctor. Perform professional hemostasis, debridement, and wound dressing operations.

2. Inject rabies vaccine: Since dogs may carry rabies virus in their bodies, rabies virus may enter the body through skin wounds, grow and reproduce in the body, invade the peripheral nervous system, and cause rabies virus infection in puppies. If the skin is bitten and bleeds, a rabies vaccine must be injected promptly, which can produce corresponding antibodies in the body and prevent rabies. It is necessary to follow the doctor's instructions for the full course of vaccination and do not reduce the number of vaccinations at will. And should follow the doctor's advice to inject tetanus vaccine.

3. Injection of immune globulin: If there is a possibility of rabies virus infection, or the bite site is deep and the wound is relatively large, it is also necessary to inject rabies immune globulin to effectively neutralize the virus. Reduce or avoid the persistence of the virus in the body and avoid the onset of rabies in patients.

4. Be careful not to infect the wound, and eat a balanced diet. Eat spicy food, eat more fruits and vegetables, actively exercise, stay away from animals as much as possible in the future, and pay attention to physical safety.

Puppies bring some companionship and joy to our daily lives, but they also bring us risks. Rabies is a common infectious disease caused by animals, but people actually know very little about rabies. There is currently no effective clinical treatment for rabies. Once it develops, the case fatality rate is almost 100%, making it the infectious disease with the highest case fatality rate. Therefore, once bitten or scratched by a dog, the wound must be treated promptly to avoid serious consequences.