In recent days, the Central Hospital of Changsha (the University of South China-affiliated Changsha Central Hospital) emergency medical unit has been treating three patients who have been injured by domestic pet bites in just half an hour. On 9 September, the morning news reporter, a video journalist, learned that more than 700 patients had been injured by animals in the school ' s emergency medicine department since July.
In the recent period, long-salts have been at a high temperature of “Autumn Tigers”, which increases animal adrenaline levels, and pets are likely to experience an emotional agitation and aggressive increase. Citizen contact with pets requires caution and the prompt handling of wounds and vaccinations if they are accidentally bitten.
8 September — At 1520-1550 hours three young patients continued to arrive at the emergency animal injury clinic at the central hospital in Changsha City.
Zhang Jia (alias) raised a kitten at home. On the day of the incident, when she was feeding snacks to the cat, she was suddenly bitten by the cat and injured her left thumb, and suddenly there was blood. The examination by the emergency physician revealed that his thumb wound was so deep that he was subjected to a standard treatment following rabies exposure.
A 34-year-old Li (alias) raised a pet hamster (Ginsy bear) for more than six months, while cleaning hamster cages, accidentally sustained a right-hand finger bite by hamsters, with a direct flow of blood, and following up on the animal injury clinic at the central hospital in Changsha due to the depth of the wound after cleaning up the community hospital. According to Ms. Lee, “the hamster is usually gentle and has no idea of a sudden bite”.
The 33-year-old Wang Hong (alias) and his colleagues, who had to go out for urgent reasons, placed a cat in the shop and begged him to take care of it. At noon on the same day, when he was working, he was caught in the left leg by a cat and there were two blood stains on his calves. After he was sterilized with iodine, he moved to an animal injury clinic.
“These three patients, although not seriously injured, are victims of daily contact with close domestic animals.” “Data show that more than 700 patients from animal injuries have been admitted to emergency care in hospitals since July. These cases and data remind us that no matter how familiar the pets, the hot season is safe.”
“All mammals can be infected with rabies, such as dogs, cats, bats, etc. The most common routes are bites and scratches. The virus can be transmitted by diseased animals with mucussing their mouths, cavity, anal membranes, or wounds that have not yet been healed. The transplantation of organs of patients who die of rabies can also spread rabies, but rarely.” According to the Deputy Director of Emergency Medicine and the Deputy Medical Doctor, rabies are common infectious diseases among humans and animals caused by rabies virus infections, with the infection lasting for varying periods of time, mostly one to three months, and very few cases occurring within a week or more. Currently, there is a lack of specific treatment and a near 100 per cent rate of death, which poses a serious threat to the life and physical health of the population.
“Citizens who have been bitten by animals should be treated for wounds and vaccinated in a timely manner, which is an important safeguard against disease.” The Director suggested that the treatment of wounds in regular medical institutions should be preferred, preferably to specialized animal injury clinics. Doctors rate rabies ' exposure according to the degree of injury, the extent of the injury, the immune status of the injured and the type of animal that causes the injury, and assess the need for rabies vaccine, rabies immune protein, tetanus, etc.
“Home pets bring companionship and joy, but their behaviour is unpredictable, and citizens are expected to increase their daily precautions.” The Director cautioned that when interacting with pets, it was recommended that certain distance be maintained, especially when pets were eating, sleeping, breastfeeding or feeling threatened. Animal rabies are regularly vaccinated for pets. Double care is required when touching a stranger or caring for a pet. Children should be taught the right way to live with animals and avoid acts that could provoke them.