How to deal with the wound after dog bite

is wound treatment useful?

wound treatment includes thorough flushing, disinfection and prevention of wound infection, which is of great significance for the prevention of rabies. Firstly, the mechanical force of water flushing can help to reduce the virus residue in the wound; More importantly, rabies virus is sensitive to fat solvents (soapy water, chloroform, acetone, etc.), 75% alcohol, iodine preparations and quaternary amines. Soapy water and disinfectant can effectively kill most of the viruses around the wound. Therefore, thorough washing and disinfection of wounds can greatly reduce the risk of rabies.

is ready to go to the hospital. Do you need to deal with the wound first?

the more timely the wound is treated, the better the effect of removing and killing the virus invading the wound. Therefore, it is very important to treat the wound first at the first time after the injury, whether the injured is ready to go to the hospital for treatment or not.

how do you handle the wound and what should you do specifically?

(1) first flush the wound

with flowing water (such as tap water) with a certain pressure (2) then clean the wound

with 20% soapy water (also soap) or other weak alkaline detergent (3) repeat steps (1) and (2) for at least 15 minutes（ The content is compiled from China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)