Can a dog bite be disinfected with alcohol?

Dr. Aubrey Foster
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After a dog bite, you should take measures to treat the wound. Alcohol disinfection is OK, but it is more important to do something before alcohol disinfection. Rinse and clean the wound. Rinse with running water for more than 15 minutes. Use weakly alkaline soapy water because it may kill rabies virus on the wound. Rinse the soapy water with normal saline and then disinfect it. Disinfection can choose iodophor, iodophor on the wound after injury is not too irritating, if only alcohol at home, you can also choose. only alcohol for damaged skin and even bleeding wounds, there is a relatively large irritation, will feel more pain. After finishing these measures, you can go to the epidemic prevention station injection rabies vaccine, if necessary, injection rabies serum.

Can a dog bite be disinfected with alcohol?



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