What to do if you’re bitten by a pig

Pig bites can be treated with cleaning and disinfecting, suturing and bandaging, and vaccination according to the situation of the bite. 1. Cleaning and disinfecting: After being bitten by a pig, you must use hydrogen peroxide or saline to clean it in time and apply iodophor to disinfect it. 2. Suture bandage: If the wound is large or bleeds a lot, it should be sutured and bandaged in time. At the same time, you can also follow the doctor’s instructions to apply thrombin and other hemostatic drugs for treatment, which can play a certain role in stopping bleeding. Nausea, rash, headache and other adverse reactions after the use of medication, need to promptly seek medical attention. 3. Vaccination: pigs may carry rabies virus, after being bitten, you should go to the hospital for rabies vaccination in time, and the latest vaccination time should not be more than 48 hours. After being bitten by a pig, you must consult a doctor in time, and follow the doctor’s advice on the corresponding treatment measures.