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human bites, bites, human human bites, one person biting another, a situation, one person comes into contact, another person's teeth, fight, one person's knuckles, come into contact, another person's teeth, impact breaks the skin, injury would be considered a bite, human bites that break the skin, all puncture wounds, high risk of infection, pose a risk of injury to tendons, joints, bites, very common among young children, children often bite to express anger, negative feelings, human bites more dangerous than most animal bites, anaerobic microbes, human mouths, cause hard-to-treat infection, hospitalization to receive intravenous antibiotics required, someone, an infected human bite, on the hand, bites, produce symptoms ranging from mild to severe, skin breaks, bleeding, puncture wounds, major cuts, crushing injuries, calm, reassure the person, wash hands thoroughly, soap, bite is not bleeding severely, wash the wound, mild soap, running water, 3 to 5 minutes, cover the bite, a clean dressing, bite is actively bleeding, apply direct pressure, a clean, dry cloth, bleeding subsides, elevate the area, get medical attention, not ignore any human bite, bleeding, not put the wound into mouth, all human bites that break the skin, promptly evaluated by a doctor, bites especially serious, swelling, redness, pus draining, wound, pain, bite occurred near the eyes, involved the face, hands, wrists, feet, person who was bitten has a weakened immune system, from hiv, receiving chemotherapy, cancer, person is at a higher risk, the wound to, become infected, teach young children not to bite others, never put hand near, mouth of someone who is having a seizure, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, mosby, noble j, ed, textbook of primary care medicine, 3rd ed, mosby, mandell gl, bennett je, dolin r, eds, principles of infectious diseases, 5th ed, new york, ny, churchill livingstone, 2000.



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