What should we do if a child in the abbey is bitten by a cat?
Nowadays, many children like to play with pets, and some pet cats are more colorful. So, what should we do if a child at home is bitten by a pet cat?
- Don’t be afraid, don’t run into every situation. First of all, parents should not panic, lest they be overly afraid of their children, and try to let them relax safely; let the children lie on their backs, and do not let them move to avoid spreading toxins.
- Be careful to clean the wound completely. Use clean water (mineral water or tap water) to clean part of the wound, and press the wound mechanically to squeeze out the infected blood and toxins. Note: Do not touch the wound with your mouth to suck it, and do not touch the wound with a bandage
- Send to the hospital quickly. The wound should be uncovered and washed with running water for more than 20 minutes. Then, the upper end of the wound (near the heart) was ligated with tape in the shortest possible time, and the patient was immediately sent to a nearby hospital.
- Get rabies vaccine. In the hospital, doctors will inject children with rabies immune globulin to force children to be immunized and directly kill the rabies virus that they may not have sensed yet. Then, regular injections of three types of rabies vaccines for your child for automatic immunization can cause the body to produce anti-rabies virus antibodies in about a week.
5.Have you ever received a cold vaccine? Children who have not received influenza vaccine within five years also need to be injected with influenza antitoxin to prevent the possible infection of influenza bacteria. Then, take the antibiotic amoxicillin for about 3 days.
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Deal with "unexpected" cats. It is recommended that pet cats that bite humans be taken to an animal hospital for examination to see if there is a possibility of rabies. If you suspect symptoms of rabies, you must deal with the pet immediately to prevent others from being harmed.
One thing to note is that cat owners may wish to choose some gentler pets to accompany their children</p> </p>