Hurt John B, Maday Kristopher R
John B. Hurt is an assistant professor and director of clinical education in the PA program at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. Kristopher R. Maday is program director of the PA program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2018 Apr;31(4):27-31. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000531049.59137.cd.
Animal bites account for 1% of ED visits and more than $50 million in healthcare costs annually in the United States. Managing bite wounds can be challenging and providers must consider the patient's tetanus status, species of animal inflicting the bite, and infection risk. This article describes treatment and care of bites and when rabies prophylaxis is indicated.
在美国，动物咬伤占急诊就诊病例的1%，每年造成的医疗费用超过5000万美元。处理咬伤伤口具有挑战性，医疗服务提供者必须考虑患者的破伤风免疫状态、致伤动物的种类以及感染风险。本文介绍了咬伤的治疗和护理方法以及何时需要进行狂犬病预防。
