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Mammal Bites

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Introduction

Introduce the topic with the following:

Most common types of bites (cat, dog, human, other)

Basic assessment and treatment strategies.

a simple case introducing clincial presentation and calling for a differential diagnosis to get students thinking.

Questions to ask

Irrigation

Exploration

Tetanus

Dog bites are often crush and tear injuries. They should be debrided but can be sutured

Cat bites

Human bites

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