Did the dog bite and not break the skin? Do you need tetanus?

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After a dog bite, if you are sure that your skin is not broken, you do not need rabies vaccine and tetanus antitoxin. However, no matter whether the skin is damaged or not, it is necessary to wash the wound with flowing water or soapy water for more than 15 minutes in time, and disinfect the skin wound and its surrounding skin with iodophor. If the patient feels a tingling sensation during the disinfection process, it indicates that the wound is damaged, so it is necessary to inject tetanus antitoxin serum and rabies vaccine. once rabies attacks are incurable, patients must inject rabies vaccine and tetanus antitoxin serum. During the vaccination period can not eat spicy food, smoking, drinking, this point should be noted.

Did the dog bite and not break the skin? Do you need tetanus?



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