Traumatic Wounds

Question 1

How can you treat bite wounds?

Answer 1

• use antiseptics and antimicrobial topicals and check lymph nodes adjacent to injury then check back after 24-48 hours
• irrigate thoroughly
• aggressively debride
• test sensation

Question 2

What are the most common bite wound types?

How should you proceed with human bites?

Answer 2

dog
cat
human

try to check health status of biter to assess risk for patient that was bitten

Question 3

Which bite has a higher infection rate, dog or cat?

Answer 3

Cat due to puncture wound from tiny sharp teeth that make it hard to irrigate