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16 Treatments for Human Bites

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Tests

2	Medical Procedures

1	Surgical Procedures

12	Prescribed Medications

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Treatment involves surgical attention as well as medications. Because bites cause puncturing and tearing of skin rather than clean-edged cuts, they must be carefully cleansed. The doctor will wash the wound with water under high pressure and debride it. Debridement is the remova...[read article]

Treatment News for Human Bites

Health Tip: Child Bites Can Lead to Infection
(HealthDay News) -- Human bites, such as when an angry child bites another person, carry a risk of ...

Tests for Human Bites

1. History and Physical Exam A physical examination is a routine test your doctor performs to check your overall health. It is also known as a wellness check. A physical examination helps your ... More
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Medical Procedures for Human Bites

1. Wound Care A wound is a disruption in the continuity of cellsanything that causes cells that would normally be connected to become separated. Wound healing is the restoration ... More
2. Tetanus Vaccination
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Surgical Procedures for Human Bites

1. Control of Wound Hemorrhage
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Prescribed Medications for Human Bites

1. amoxicillin-clavulanate(Augmentin , others...) Close AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID (a mox i SILL in; KLAV yoo lan ic AS id) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will... More
2. ampicillin-sulbactam(Unasyn ) AMPICILLIN; SULBACTAM (am pi SILL in; sul BAK tam) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds... More
3. cefotaxime(Claforan ) CEFOTAXIME (sef oh TAKS eem) is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other vir... More
4. cefoxitin(Mefoxin ) CEFOXITIN (se FOX i tin) is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It is used to treat or prevent certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or ot... More
5. ceftriaxone(Rocephin ) CEFTRIAXONE (sef try AX one) is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It It will not work for colds, flu, or other ... More
6. ciprofloxacin(Cipro , others...) Close CIPROFLOXACIN (sip roe FLOX a sin) is a quinolone antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other v... More
7. clindamycin(Cleocin HCl , Cleocin Pediatric) CLINDAMYCIN (KLIN da MYE sin) is a lincosamide antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other vira... More
8. gentamicin(Garamycin ) GENTAMICIN (jen ta MYE sin) is an aminoglycoside antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other vi... More
9. oxacillin(Bactocill ) OXACILLIN (ox a SILL in) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infe... More
10. penicillin(Veetids , others...) Close PENICILLIN G (pen i SILL in G) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other vira... More
11. sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim(Bactrim , others...) Close SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM or SMX-TMP (suhl fuh meth OK suh zohl; trye METH oh prim) is a combination of a sulfonamide antibiotic and a second antibiotic, trime... More
12. ticarcillin-clavulanate(Timentin ) TICARCILLIN, CLAVULANIC ACID (tye kar SILL in, KLAV yoo la nate AS id) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections. It wil... More
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