Bleeding squirrel bite, do I need a vaccine?

Bleeding from a squirrel bite requires vaccination, and at the same time the patient needs to debride the wound and inject rabies immune globulin if necessary. It is recommended that a squirrel bite may be infected with rabies virus or tetanus bacillus, so the patient needs to go to the hospital for rabies vaccine and tetanus vaccine within 24 hours after being bitten by a squirrel. In addition, after being bitten by squirrels, you need to wash the wound with alkaline soapy water and rinse the wound under running water for 20 minutes. In addition, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use iodophor, alcohol and other disinfectant to disinfect the wound area. For patients with more serious squirrel bites, rabies immunoglobulin injections should be administered under medical supervision. It is recommended that patients bleeding from squirrel bites need to seek medical attention in a timely manner, and the doctor will choose the appropriate treatment according to the severity of the patient’s injuries. In addition, patients should keep the wound area clean and dry, and eat a light diet.