The purpose of this course is to outline the incidence, indications, treatment, and preventive methods related to bat and rat bites and scratches, including rat-bite fever.
Course Publication Date:
March 06, 2019
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Wanda Lockwood RN, BA, MA |
| Course No: | BR022019 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Community & Home Health
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Pediatric Medicine
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Learning Objectives
- Discuss bat habitats and habits.
- Discuss bat bites and rabies precautions.
- Explain treatment for bat bites.
- Describe guidelines to prevent bat bites.
- Discuss 2 species of commensal rats.
- Discuss rat bites.
- Discuss 2 types of rat-bite fever.
- Describe symptoms and treatment of rat-bite fever.
- Describe guidelines to prevent rat bites/rat-bite fever.