Hanoi: A 7-year-old boy went to his father's workplace and was suddenly attacked by 4 dogs, causing hundreds of injuries on his body.
The baby was taken to the National Children's Hospital for emergency treatment in a state of pain and panic. On October 31, Dr. Le Tuan Anh, Deputy Head of the Orthopedic Department, National Children's Hospital, said that the baby was resuscitated and had surgery to clean the wounds containing dirt, sand, and dog hair, including a wound approximately 13 cm long.
Now, after surgery, the child is out of danger and has been vaccinated against rabies and tetanus. However, the child is still severely traumatized.
The child is the third patient treated at the hospital for dog bites since the beginning of October, all with multiple life-threatening injuries.
Doctors recommend that families with dogs and cats should vaccinate their pets fully and have them re-vaccinated every year, not let them roam free, and dogs should be muzzled. People who are bitten, scratched, or licked by dogs or cats should wash the wound under running water for 15 minutes, as soon as possible, then wash the wound with soap and water or with antibacterial substances such as iodine alcohol, 70-degree alcohol, strong alcohol, soap, shampoo, and shower gel.
Go to the hospital for first aid, wound assessment, vaccination and serum advice for each specific case based on the condition of the animal bite, the circumstances of the bite or exposure to the source of the disease; the rabies situation in the area. Absolutely do not arbitrarily buy medicine to drink, apply, cover the wound or self-treat with folk remedies, it is dangerous to health and life.
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