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Jeffrey S Guy, M.D., M. Sc. - Burn Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Med Spec/Interest 4 General Surgery, Pre-Hospital Care

Vanderbilt Burn Center

MEDICAL EMERGENCY- CALL YOUR DR. or 911! This forum is for questions and support regarding urgent care issues such as: Abscess, Angina, Animal Bites, Bronchitis, COPD, Cuts, Flu, Food Poisoning, Heart Attack, Mono, Influenza, Laceration, Nausea, Pneumonia, Rabies, Sports Injuries, Strep.

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scratched by a squrril

by rebecca157, Dec 21, 2007 10:12AM

Yesterday I was scratched on the arm by a squrrel It jumped on me out of the trash bin as I was emptying the trash. Do i have to be concerrned I feel o.k

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by Jeffrey S Guy, M.D., M. Sc.

, Dec 21, 2007 01:08PM

Keep the wound clear and make sure that your tetnus shot has been up to date, less than 10 years. Some bites from squirrels have been associated with conditions such as typhus and tularaemia.

That would have scared the me to death.

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