First-aid for animal bites

First-aid for animal

bites

Types of animal bites

First-aid for animal

bites Animal bites

complications

What animal

bites can cause

Large wild animal bites

For example: skunks, raccoons, foxes, or coyotes. Large primates like baboons

and chimpanzees can be particularly dangerous.

Small wild animal bites

Small animals such as mice, rats, moles, or gophers chipmunks, prairie dogs, squirrels and rabbits.

Large pet animal bites

Most bites from pets are from dogs or cats. Cat bites become infected

more often than dog bites.

Small indoor pet animal bites Examples of these pets are gerbils,

hamsters, guinea pigs, or mice. They carry a small risk for wound infections.

Human bites Most human bites occur during fights, especially in teenagers.

Sometimes a fist is cut when it strikes a tooth. Human bites are more likely to become infected than animal bites. Bites on the hands are at higher risk. Many toddler bites are safe because

they don't break the skin.

Bat bites can be very small so a

person might not always know when

they have been bitten by a bat.

Bat bites

Most common effects of animal bites

Wounds (bruises, scratches, lacerations, punctures) An infection, including bacterial and rabies infections. Broken animal teeth embedded in your wound. Foreign objects embedded in your wound. Possible nerve and blood vessel damage. In some cases, venomous animals can cause death.

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