Weekly First-aid Topic: Fulfills social responsibility by being considerate dog owners
From:Beijing Municipal Health Commission
Date:09/26/2021

Recently, the dispatching doctor of the Dispatching Command Center of Beijing Emergency Center received a call claiming that someone was injured in the woods at a certain place. The doctor thought it was a regular fall injury while walking. After inquiring the crew of the ambulance later, it turned out that someone was walking three dogs. The patient was frightened and fell to the ground when the three dogs were barking. Nowadays, many families keep dogs. Dogs, also friends of us, can give people warm company. Dogs need to be walked every day, which can also help people develop a good habit of moderate exercise. However, many dog owners feel that walking the dog with a leash will restrict the dog's freedom. Therefore, there are some people walking the dog without using leash, which may scare or hurt the surrounding pedestrians. In addition to regular vaccination and cleaning up feces timely, it is necessary to use leashes while walking the dog to avoid injuring others. If you are accidentally bitten by a dog, you must first ensure the safety to prevent others from being bitten by the dog. Then you should take emergency treatment of the wound. If there is arterial hemorrhage, you must first stop the bleeding to ensure the safety of the patient’s life and dial 120 in time. if the bleeding of the wound is not too much, it is not recommended to use bandage at first. It is necessary to wash the wound thoroughly with soapy water and rinse the wound a lot of water for about 20 minutes. It is advised to choose some clean dressing to gently cover the surface. Later, the patient must go to the hospital in time for medical treatment by a doctor. According to the suggestion from the doctor, the patient may decide to get vaccinated against the rabies or not.