Rabies prevention and injection methods With the increase of pet dogs nowadays, the emergency department often comes to patients who are bitten by dogs, how to do after being bitten by dogs? Do not rush to the hospital, you should push the wound against the direction of the heart, rinse with water, or alkaline liquid such as soap, rinse for about ten minutes, and then disinfect with iodophor. Then go to the CDC to purchase a rabies vaccine and go to the emergency department to get a rabies vaccine. The incubation period of the rabies virus is about six months, and the earlier the vaccine is given, the better. In principle, the vaccine should be given until there is an attack, and there are four and five doses of the method. The vaccine is safe and can also be given to pregnant women. If you are bitten by a dog within six months after the vaccination, you do not need to get another injection; if you are bitten within six months to one year, you should get two injections; if you are bitten by a dog within one year to three years, you should get three injections; if you are bitten after three years, you should get the vaccination again.