first Aid for Animal Bite

1. First Aid Procedures &
Medical Care for Animal
Bites

2. First Aid Procedures
FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY
1. CONTROL BLEEDING
2. CLEANSE WOUND
3. REPORT BITE
4. SEEK MEDICAL FOLLOW UP

3. First Aid Procedures
4. SEEK MEDICAL FOLLOW UP
 Employees (including students) go to:
Sutter North Occupational Health
444 Plumas St., Yuba City
Hours: 7am-10pm Daily

4. First Aid Procedures
FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY
1. CONTROL BLEEDING
2. CLEANSE WOUND
3. REPORT BITE
4. SEEK MEDICAL FOLLOW UP
5. NOTIFY THE COUNTY

5. Helpful Information
DOG AND CATE BITES
Animal quarantine is required if rabies
status is unknown.
High frequency of wound infection with
pasteurella and other oral pathogens.
Likely to require antibiotic treatment.

6. Helpful Information
REPTILE AND BIRD BITES
Possible exposure to bacterial pathogens
that sometimes require antibiotic
treatment for deep wounds.

7. Helpful Information
LARGE ANIMAL BITES (COWS/HORSES)
Animal quarantine is required if rabies
status is unknown.
Extent of medical care depends upon the
degree of tissue trauma.

8. Helpful Information
BITES FROM ANIMALS WITH UNEXPLAINED
NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
PARTY
ANIMAL

9. Helpful Information
Animal quarantine is required
PARTY
ANIMAL

10. TIME TO TAKE A TEST

11. 1. If you are bitten by an animal,
but have no bleeding you should
• a. Apply continuous pressure to the area
• b. Do nothing and continue working
• c. Rinse the area for 30 seconds
• d. Wash the area immediately with soap
and water for at least 5 minutes

12. 1. If you are bitten by an animal,
but have no bleeding you should
d. Wash the area immediately with soap
and water for at least 5 minutes

13. 2. Medical follow-up is
recommended for
• a. Bites that result in bleeding
• b. Bites that have no bleeding
• c. Dog and cat bites
• d. All of the above

14. 2. Medical follow-up is
recommended for
d. All of the above

15. 3. For medical follow-up for a
bite that occurs between 7-10pm
on a weekday, employees and
student employees should go to
• a. Their own doctor
• b. Employee Health Services
• c. UC Davis Medical Center
• d. Sutter North Occupational Health

16. 3. For medical follow-up for a
bite that occurs between 7-10pm
on a weekday, employees and
student employees should go to
d. Sutter North Occupational
Health

17. 4. If a bite results in moderate
bleeding and bleeding is not
controlled within 5-10 minutes of
continuous pressure, you should
• a. Try another 5-10 minutes of continuous
pressure.
• b. Proceed to wash the wound with soap
and water.
• c. Immediately seek medical assistance.
• d. Wrap the area and continue working.

18. 4. If a bite results in moderate
bleeding and bleeding is not
controlled within 5-10 minutes of
continuous pressure, you should
• c. Immediately seek medical assistance

19. 5. The following animal bites
may require antibiotic treatment
• a. Dog
• b. Cat
• c. Bird
• d. All of the above

20. 5. The following animal bites
may require antibiotic treatment
• d. All of the above