First Aid Procedures &

Medical Care for Animal

Bites
 First Aid Procedures
FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY
1. CONTROL BLEEDING
2. CLEANSE WOUND
3. REPORT BITE
4. SEEK MEDICAL FOLLOW UP
 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
 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
 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.
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REPTILE AND BIRD BITES
Possible exposure to bacterial pathogens
that sometimes require antibiotic
treatment for deep wounds.
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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.
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BITES FROM ANIMALS WITH UNEXPLAINED
NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS

PARTY
ANIMAL
 Helpful Information
Animal quarantine is required

PARTY
ANIMAL
TIME TO TAKE A TEST
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
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
 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
2. Medical follow-up is
recommended for

d. All of the above

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
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
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 .
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

5. The following animal bites
may require antibiotic treatment

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

d. All of the above