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Dog Bite Treatment Tips: It is better to go to the hospital immediately as soon as the dog bites the dog barking like crazy. However, if the hospital is far away, then you can take necessary steps at the moment.
Dehradun. These days, a lot of discussions are being held on stray dogs across the country. There have been many cases in the country in which people have died after the dog bite. The increasing number of dogs in roads and streets is increasing the tension of people. Angry dogs bite the person and if they do not injure in time, then a deadly disease like rabies can kill them. In such a situation, the most important thing is when and how many injections have to be made after the dog bite. Home remedies can increase the infection at times.
Three stages
Dr. Sonia, the physician of Doon Hospital in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun, said that there are three stages of rescue after the dog bite. Meaning, treatment is given accordingly in 3 types of circumstances. The first in which only the person’s skin comes out, in which people work to apply chili-turmeric, which can spread infection. So do not make such mistakes at all. In such a situation, you wash the wounds under the sitting water and apply antiseptic cream. In the second and third positions, profiles have to be done. In this, rabies immunoglobulin is applied after washing the wound with clean water. If washed with povidone-oyodine, the risk of infection is reduced. After this, antiseptic medicines like Bitadine have to be applied.
Danger of tetanus also
Dr. Sonia said that in the second stage, the dog’s teeth make the wound inside and in the third stage, human meat also comes out, in such a situation, the risk of tetanus also increases, hence it is also necessary to injure tetanus. When the meat burst, many people also get stitches, then we have to avoid it because it can prove to be harmful. The patient is also given antibiotics to eat.
Get the injections as soon as possible after the dog bite. In the post exposure profile Axis, five doses are given to the patient. In this, the first dose is called zero dose. The patient can be vaccinated on 0, 3, 7, 21 and 28th day if needed. Talking about Doon Hospital, 15 to 20 patients reach the hospital daily.
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