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Post-exposure rabies vaccination

05 February 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Bites from dogs, cats, bats and monkeys are the most common source of rabies infection in humans. Fatal cases of rabies are relatively rare in the UK, because of...

Understanding rabies: avoidance and treatment

01 September 2012

Primary Health Care

A&S Science

A zoonotic disease, rabies is an encephalitis caused by the rabies virus. It is estimated that there are about 55,000 cases of rabies each year worldwide, almost all...

Assessing and managing spider and scorpion envenomation

06 November 2015

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Envenomation by spiders or scorpions is a public health problem in many parts of the world and is not isolated to the tropics and subtropics. Spiders and scorpions...

Just a tick

11 May 2010

Nursing Standard

General article

Lyme disease resulting from tick bites can have long-lasting consequences if it is not treated promptly. This is the peak season for bites.

Beware of the dog

31 August 2010

Nursing Standard

Features

An anomaly in the Dangerous Dogs Act means that nurses who visit people in their own homes have little redress if they are bitten.

Skin infestations

29 November 2017

Primary Health Care

CPD

Infestations can be found on the skin or cause skin reactions. There are many types of skin infestations, which can often cause embarrassment and anxiety for...

Lyme disease: recognition and management for emergency nurses

09 August 2018

Emergency Nurse

CPD

Over the past ten years there has been a significant rise in the number of people who present to emergency departments with Lyme disease. Although some patients...

Assessment and management of snake bites in the emergency department

09 November 2021

Emergency Nurse

bites and stings

Snake bites are a relatively rare presentation to emergency departments in the Western world. In the UK, there were 510 cases of snake bites between 2004 and 2010....

Role of prophylactic antibiotics in treating patients presenting to emergency care with dog bites

29 August 2024

Emergency Nurse

evidence and practice

Dog bites account for 250,000 attendances for urgent and emergency care each year. They pose risks including infections with potentially life-threatening...