RT Book, Section
A1 Daly, Jennifer S.
A1 Scharf, Mark Jordan
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56094602
T1 Chapter 209. Bites and Stings of Terrestrial and Aquatic Life
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56094602
RD 2024/04/25
AB |PrintBites  and  Stings  at  a  GlanceDog  bites  account  for  80%–90%  of  all  mammalian  bites  involving  humans,  but  cat  bites  are  more  likely  to  become  infected.Whether  or  not  postexposure  prophylaxis  with  rabies  immunoglobulin  and  human  diploid  cell  rabies  vaccine  is  needed  depends  on  the  circumstances  surrounding  the  bite.In  the  United  States,  there  are  approximately  five  to  six  deaths  from  snakebites  and  probably  6,000  to  7,000  snakebite  envenomations  each  year.Most  stingray  injuries  occur  when  bathers,  waders,  or  fishermen  accidentally  step  on  rays  as  they  lie  partially  covered  with  sand  in  shallow  waters.  The  extreme  pain  caused  by  the  venom  may  be  relieved  by  soaking  the  affected  body  part  in  very  warm  water.