In Reply to: Bit by dog.......what would you do? posted by Tim_oz_wa on Tuesday, 7. April 2009 at 16:52 Bali Time:
Wounds should be treated immediately. Vaccine and serum therapy (when required
for the latter) instituted as soon as possible,
- initiation of treatment should not await the results of laboratory diagnosis or be
delayed by dog observation when rabies is suspected,
- pregnancy and infancy are never contraindications to rabies post-exposure
treatment,
- persons who present for evaluation and treatment even months after having been
bitten should be dealt with in the same manner as if the contact occurred recently.
Rabies post-exposure treatment is an emergency!
Wound cleaning should be immediate
is essential even if the person presents long after exposure
consists of:
- immediate washing and flushing with soap and water, or water alone,
- disinfecting with ethanol (700ml/l) or iodine (tincture or aqueous solution).