9 year old boy bitten on penis by a bitch while visiting neighbor
While visiting a neighbor's house, a 9-year-old boy was attacked by a stray dog, causing his penis to be torn from the base up.
Viet Duc Hospital has just received emergency treatment for a 9-year-old patient from Vinh Phuc province who was bitten by a dog on the penis.
The child’s family said that at around 5pm on March 14, while he was visiting a neighbor’s dog, he was attacked by a dog that had just given birth. The dog had just given birth and caused a wound on the child’s penis, tearing it from the base up.
Dr. Nguyen Viet Hoa - Head of the Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, said that the patient's penis was promptly treated by doctors, the skin was removed from the necrotic black skin and the skin was sutured to form the penis. After 2 days of surgery, the patient's condition was stable. Fortunately, the wound did not damage the cavernous body, spongy body and urethra of the child.
The child was vaccinated according to vaccination principles within the first 72 hours after being bitten by a dog and the family is continuing to monitor the dog.
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| Dr. Nguyen Viet Hoa and doctors examine a child patient. |
Dr. Vu Hong Tuan - Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery said that the department has received many cases of children hospitalized due to dog bites, but bites to the penis are quite rare.
3 years ago there was a case of a baby beingdog bitePenile amputation, there was also a case where the brother accidentally cut off his younger brother's penis while playing with a knife. Doctors recommend that when a child has a penile injury, they should take the child to a reputable medical facility early for timely emergency treatment.
Every year, many children are bitten by dogs and have to be hospitalized for emergency surgery. Usually, adults are bitten by dogs on the arms and legs, while children are often attacked by dogs on the head and face because parents do not pay attention when the children are at home.
Therefore, parents with small children should limit their dog ownership. If they do, they must vaccinate dogs, keep them chained away from children, muzzle them, and remind children to avoid playing with them when the dog is eating or sleeping.
