1. First Aid Procedures & Medical Care for Animal Bites

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

3. Sutter North Occupational Health
First Aid Procedures
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
CONTROL BLEEDING
CLEANSE WOUND
REPORT BITE
SEEK MEDICAL FOLLOW UP
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