9 year old boy bitten on penis by a bitch while playing at neighbor's house
While visiting a neighbor's house, a 9-year-old boy was attacked by a female dog, causing a wound to his penis, tearing it from the base up.
Viet Duc Hospital has just received emergency treatment for a child patient PHC (9 years old) from Vinh Phuc province due to a dog bite on the penis.
The child's family said that at around 5pm on March 14, while he was playing at a neighbor's house, 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 doctors promptly treated the skin of the penis, cut off the necrotic black skin and sutured the skin of the penis for the patient. After 2 days of surgery, the patient's condition was stable. Fortunately, the wound did not damage the baby's corpus cavernosum, corpus spongiosum and urethra.
The child was vaccinated according to the vaccination principle 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 child withdog bitePenile amputation, there was also a case where the brother accidentally cut off his brother's penis while playing with a knife. Doctors recommend that when experiencing penile injuries, children should be taken to reputable medical facilities early for timely emergency treatment.
Every year, many children are bitten by dogs and have to be hospitalized for emergency surgery. Adults are often bitten on the arms and legs, while children are often attacked on the head and face because parents do not pay attention when the children are at home.
Therefore, parents with young children should limit their dog ownership. If they do, they must vaccinate, keep the dog chained away from children, muzzled, and remind children to avoid playing with the dog while it is eating or sleeping.
