Dog bite how to deal with the wound more than 24 hours to inject is still effective

Dog bite wound treatment Rinse: Wash all exposed wounds thoroughly with alternating soapy water (or other weak alkaline cleanser) and water. Disinfection: After thorough rinsing, rub the wound with 2-3% iodine (iodophor) or 75% alcohol. If the wound condition permits, sutures and dressings should be avoided as much as possible. Anti-tetanus treatment and antibiotics, etc., as appropriate for deeper wounds and severe contamination to control other infections. Rabies vaccination is required for dog bites. The rabies vaccination programs currently approved for use in China are the simplified multi-part intramuscular injection program (2-1-1 method) and the standard intramuscular injection program (5-shot method). 2-1-1 method: 1 dose (2 doses in total) is injected into the deltoid muscle of the left and right upper arms on day 0 (the day of injection), and 1 dose of vaccine is injected on day 7 and day 21. The 5-dose method: 1 dose of rabies vaccine on day 0 (the day of injection), 1 dose on days 3, 7, 14 and 28, and 5 doses of rabies vaccine for the entire immunization. Adverse reactions after rabies vaccination Individuals may experience pain, erythema, edema, itching and hard nodules at the injection site, along with transient symptoms such as mild fever, chills, fainting, weakness, headache, arthralgia and muscle pain. In principle, the earlier the rabies vaccination is given, the better, and if more than 24 hours have passed, the vaccine can be given as a routine. For those who have been exposed for several days or months and have not received rabies vaccination for various reasons, the vaccine should be given as soon as it is available, just as for those who have just been exposed, so that the vaccine can take effect before the onset of the disease.