Oh mi! Yu tink se animal dɔn bit yu smɔl pikin ɔ skrach am? (Animal Bites and Scratches) Lɛ wi no bɔt dis!

I rili kɔmɔn fɔ gɛt animal dɛn we wi kin mɛn lɛk dɔg ɛn pusi na wi os. Wi kin rili gladi we wi de ple wit dɛn ɛn pet dɛn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, dɛn fayn fayn animal ya kin mek aksidɛnt we dɛn nɔ bin de ɛkspɛkt, lɛk fɔ bit ɛn skrach. Sɔntɛnde, ivin animal dɛn we de na strit kin bit wi ɔ skrach wi. So, wetin wi go du if sɔntin lɛk dis apin? Tide wi go tɔk bɔt aw i kin siriɔs.

Wetin mek animal dɛn we dɛn bit ɛn sting, dat kin rili denja?

"O, jos likl skrat, wetin bi dat?" yu kin tink. Bɔt fɔ tru, sɔntɛnde if animal skrach ɔ bit am smɔl, dat kin mek i gɛt big prɔblɛm . I kin kɔmɔt frɔm animal we de na os ɔ frɔm animal we de na do. Bɔku animal dɛn we dɛn kin bit, mɔ fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn, dɛn kin ripɔt se na dɔg dɛn we de na dɛn yon os.

Jɔs tink bɔt dat, animal in mɔt ɛn in klos kin gɛt difrɛn kayn baktri dɛn . We wund de, dɛn bɔdi ya kin go insay di bɔdi izi wan.

Lɛ wi luk sɔm rizin dɛn we mek ivin smɔl wund kin big?

• Baktri Infεkshכn: Baktri dεm we de na animal in mכt kin mek di wund dεm infεkshכn kwik kwik wan, כ fεst. Ɛspɛshali if pusi bit, di wund kin gɛt di sik mɔ . Bikɔs pusi gɛt shap tit, dɛn kin push baktri dɛn dip dip wan insay di skin.
• Cat Scratch Disease: Dis na baktriyal infεkshכn we kin atak pusi, spεshal wan pikin . Sɔntɛnde, di skrach nɔ kin mek big wund, bɔt i kin stil mek di sik. Di sayn dɛm na fiva ɛn di limf no dɛm we swel.
• Rabis: Dis na sik we rili denja ɛn we kin kil pɔsin . Rabis kin pas ɔl na animal dɛm lɛk bat, fɔks, jakal, ɛn skunks. I kin pas bak frɔm dɔg ɛn pusi we nɔ gɛt di rayt vaysin agens rabis. Dis sik kin pas if animal bit, skrach, ɔ if in saliva go pan wund.
• Tetanɔs: We animal bit ɔ skrach yu, di bɔdi we de mek yu gɛt tetanɔs kin go insay yu bɔdi tru di wund. If yu pikin nɔ bin dɔn gɛt dɛn tetanɔs shot , dɛn fɔ rili gɛt tetanɔs prɔfylaksis afta dɛn dɔn ɛkspos am.

Jɔs tink bɔt aw bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin if wi nɔ pe atɛnshɔn to sɔntin we smɔl. Na dat mek wi nid fɔ tek tɛm wit dis.

Wetin yu kin du if animal skrach ɔ bit yu?

Okay, naw lɛ wi si wetin wi nid fɔ du wantɛm wantɛm if sɔntin lɛk dis apin. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ fala dɛn step ya ɛn nɔ panik.

Na sɔm fɔs ɛp advays dɛn we yu kin du na os:

1. Stɔp di blɔd: If di wund de blɔd, .Fɔs, put prɛshɔn pan di wund wit klin klos ɔ bandej. Di blɔd go stɔp afta sɔm minit. If i pɔsibul, put klin lɛtɛks ɔ rɔba glɔv bifo yu tɔch di wund. Dis go protɛkt yu ɛn mek smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl.

2. Wash di wund fayn fayn wan: If blɔd nɔ de bɔku, yu fɔ was di wund fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata we de rɔn fɔ sɔm minit . Dis go pul bɔku pan di jem dɛn na di wund.

3. Dray di wund ɛn put mɛrɛsin: Afta yu dɔn was, pat di wund jisnɔ fɔ dray wit klin klos. Dɔn, put antibayɔtik ɔntmɛnt pan di wund ɛn kɔba am wit stɛriyl goz ɔ klin klos .

Afta yu dɔn du dis fɔs ɛp, yu nid fɔ disayd if yu nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɔ nɔ nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ .

Ustɛm yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ?

Ivin if na jɔs smɔl tin we de mek yu vɛks, if na sɔm say dɛn ɔ sɔm we dɛn, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ. If nɔto dat, i kin mek pɔsin gɛt siriɔs infɛkshɔn ɔ ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn.

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm!

• Usay di wund de: If di wund de na di fes, nɛk, an, finga dɛn, leg, fut finga dɛn, ɔ nia wan jɔyn . di wund dεm we de na dεn εria dεm ya kin bכku fכ gεt infεkshכn εn i kin pwεl di nεv dεm εn di tεndon dεm.
• If di blɔd nɔ stɔp: If di wund nɔ stɔp fɔ blɔd afta yu dɔn put prɛshɔn fɔ lɛk 10 minit.
• If di wund luk dip, big, ɔ siriɔs: If i tan lɛk se di wund dɔn pas di say we di skin de, if i dɔn tɔn to big ɔlsa, ɔ if i tan lɛk se di bɔdi de kɔmɔt.
• If animal we yu nɔ no bin bit/st yu: If na animal we nɔ de waka, wayl animal, ɔ if di animal bin de biev strenj ɔ agitated, yu fɔ sɔprayz se yu gɛt rabis pan dɛn kayn tin ya.
• If di wund gɛt infɛkshɔn: If pus de kɔmɔt na di wund, if di say we de rawnd di wund rɛd, swel, ɔ wam, ɔ if di pen de wɔs. Dis na sayn dɛm fɔ se yu gɛt infekshɔn.
• If yu pikin gɛt wik imyun sistɛm: If yu pikin wik imyun sistɛm (fɔ ɛgzampul, if i gɛt ɔda sik lɛk dayabitis, ɔ if i de tek mɛrɛsin we de stɔp in imyun sistɛm), i go mɔs gɛt infɛkshɔn.
• Dɛn nɔ gi di pikin in tetanɔs imunayzeshɔn kɔrɛkt wan: Dɛn nɔ dɔn dɔn di pikin in tetanɔs imunayzeshɔn siriɔs, ɛn dɛn nɔ gi am bɔsta shot di rayt tɛm.

Impɔtant:If animal we yu nɔ no bit yu ɔ skrach yu, mɛmba usay di animal bin de . Sɔntɛnde, i kin nid fɔ kech di animal, put am na kwarantin, ɛn tɛst am fɔ si if i gɛt rabis. Bɔt, nɔ ɛva go tɔch di animal yusɛf! Bifo dat, kɔl yu lokal animal kɔntrol ɔfis ɔ animal wodman.

Aw wi kin protɛkt wi pikin dɛn frɔm dɛn kayn denja dɛn de?

I bɛtɛ fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt aksidɛnt pas fɔ trit am afta i dɔn apin. Rayt? So, sɔm tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ protɛkt wi smɔl pikin dɛn frɔm denja frɔm animal dɛn lɛk dis.

• Tich pikin dɛn fɔ de fa frɔm wayl animal dɛn: Tich pikin dɛn fɔ nɔ go nia wayl animal ɔ animal dɛn we dɛn nɔ no na rod, ɛn nɔ fɔ tɔch dɛn.
• Tɛl yu pikin dɛn nɔ fɔ ambɔg animal dɛn: Ilɛksɛf na animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn na os, mek dɛn ɔndastand se dɛn nɔ fɔ provok dɛn ɔ mek dɛn vɛks. I nɔ fayn fɔ ambɔg animal dɛn we dɛn de it ɔ slip.
• Gɛt yu animal vaysin: If yu gɛt animal na os, mek shɔ se i gɛt ɔl di vaysin dɛn we i nid ɛn i gɛt laysens . Rabis vaysin impɔtant mɔ.

Mɛmba se animal dɛn na tin dɛn we gɛt lɔv. Bɔt wi, ɛn wi pikin dɛn nid fɔ tek tɛm we wi de dil wit dɛn.

Mɛmba di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so wi don tok plenti boht animal bait en sting tide. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, na di men tin dɛn we yu fɔ mɛmba:

• If animal skrach ɔ bit yu, nɔ ignore am, tink se na smɔl tin.
• Wantɛm wantɛm, was di wund fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata. If i de blɔd, put prɛshɔn wit klin klos fɔ mek di blɔd nɔ de kɔmɔt.
• If di wund de na in fes, nɛk, in an ɛn fut, nia wan jɔyn, i dip, i nɔ de stɔp fɔ blɔd, i kɔmɔt frɔm animal we dɛn nɔ no, i de fes, ɔ if di pikin in epidural vaysin nɔ kɔmplit, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ.
• Rabis ɛn tetanus na denja sik, so nɔr ɔndastand di risk.
• Tich pikin dɛn aw fɔ de sef arawnd animal dɛn.

If yu mɛmba dɛn tin ya, yu go ebul fɔ du di rayt tin we yu nid fɔ du ɛn yu nɔ go fred ilɛksɛf sɔntin lɛk dis apin we yu nɔ bin de tink se i go apin. Yu nɔ tink se i bɛtɛ lɛ wi tek tɛm ɔltɛm?

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