Hamster bite broken skin how to do

If a patient is accidentally bitten by a hamster, different treatment methods can be taken according to the severity of the injury. First, if the hamster bite skin damage is more serious, accompanied by active bleeding and obvious swelling of the wound, pain, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible, local vital iodine, hydrogen peroxide, saline alternately rinse. The wound should be thoroughly debrided and sutured to stop bleeding, and tetanus and rabies vaccine should be given within 24 hours of injury to prevent infection. After surgery to strengthen the incision change, generally in about 7-9 days after the wound is completely healed feasible silk thread removal. Second, if the hamster bite through the skin is more superficial, there is no obvious bleeding, swelling, pain and other symptoms. Patients are recommended to use vital iodine cotton ball disinfection 2-3 times after local topical application of 75% alcohol or 0.5% vital iodine gauze for 24 hours, most patients can heal the superficial broken skin on their own after 2-3 days.