When the child is brought to the ER with several deep dog bites on his legs, the nurse will, after cleaning the wounds, be primarily concerned with ascertaining the:
1. whereabouts of the dog.
2. status of tetanus inoculation.
3. rabies status of the animal.
4. child's allergy to rabies vaccine.
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Tetanus prophylaxis should be confirmed so that it can be brought up to date, if necessary. The whereabouts of the dog will be the responsibility of the proper authorities, who will also observe it for rabies. Inoculation for rabies is not an immediate concern unless the bites were on the head or face and can be delayed until the dog is found to be rabid or not.
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