Approach to Injuries Caused by Rabies Suspected Dog Bites: Three Cases

Animal and human caused bites constitute 5% of total trauma cases admitted to emergency department. Seventy percent of all animal bites are caused by dogs. These bites are usually incised wounds. Repair timing of wounds due to animal bites are still in discussion. In recent studies, it is advised th...

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Published in:Gülhane Tip Dergisi 2015-06, Vol.57 (2), p.184
Main Authors: Yapici, Abdul, Kaldirim, mit, Karakas, Ahmet, Arziman, Ibrahim, Tuncer, Salim, Altinel, Ozcan
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
Subjects:
Animal bites
Rabies
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Summary:Animal and human caused bites constitute 5% of total trauma cases admitted to emergency department. Seventy percent of all animal bites are caused by dogs. These bites are usually incised wounds. Repair timing of wounds due to animal bites are still in discussion. In recent studies, it is advised that primer repair must be carried out for cases who admitted within the first 24 hours with non-infected wounds particularly if wound is at head and neck region. Besides of wound repair, immunoglobulin application, vaccine program initiation and proper antibiotic treatment should be also considered, in order to prevent rabies and wound infection. In this study, we aimed to share our experiences of primer of repair animal (dog) bites admitted to emergency department.
ISSN:1302-0471
2146-8052
DOI:10.5455/gulhane.32457