A young child's parents call the nurse after their child is bitten by a raccoon in the woods. The nurse's recommendation should be based on what knowledge?
a. Antirabies prophylaxis must be initiated immediately.
b. The child should be hospitalized for close observation.
c. No treatment is necessary if thorough wound cleaning is done.
d. Antirabies prophylaxis must be initiated as soon as clinical manifestations appear.
ANS: A
Current therapy for a rabid animal bite consists of a thorough cleansing of the wound and passive immunization with human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) as soon as possible. Hospitalization is not necessary. The wound cleansing, passive immunization, and immunoglobulin administration can be done as an outpatient. The child needs to receive both HRIG and rabies vaccine.
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