What to do if a turtle bites your hand

If the injury is not serious, it is usually necessary to clean the wound, stop the bleeding, bandage, if the patient’s wound is too serious and has been contaminated, then you need to clean the wound, bandage on the basis of tetanus vaccination. When a turtle bites your hand, you should not pull your finger to avoid expanding the wound, you can try to pry open the turtle’s mouth with metal chopsticks, and the treatment methods are different for different injuries. 1. When the patient’s injury is light, generally can use saline, hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound, and then you can use a bandage to stop bleeding, need to pay attention to keep the wound dry and clean. 2. When the patient’s injuries are more serious, and the wound is contaminated, in the trauma, on the basis of bandaging, but also need to carry out tetanus vaccination, because the patient’s wounds are deeper, there is a risk of infection with tetanus bacillus. Patients with different injuries, treatment methods are different, should be standardized under the guidance of a doctor.