Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Human bites

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Bites - human


Prevention
  • Teach young children not to bite others.
  • Never put your hand near or in the mouth of someone who is having a seizure.

References

Brook I. Management of human and animal bite wounds: an overview. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2005;18:197-203.

Weber EJ. Mammalian bites. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2009:chap. 58.


Review Date: 01/13/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)