From: Cross sectional survey of human-bat interaction in Australia: public health implications
All respondents | Previously handled | Have not handled bats | Knowledge of ABLV | Message of not handle bats | ||||||
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Minor scratch | Major scratch or bite | Minor scratch | Major scratch or bite | Minor scratch | Major scratch or bite | Minor scratch | Major scratch or bite | Minor scratch | Major scratch or bite | |
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Immediately seek medical care (emergency department or general practitioner) | 37.9 (311) | 73.5 (603) | 27.6 (35) | 64.6 (82) | 39.8 (276) | 75.1 (521) | 47.3 (163) | 79.7 (275) | 56.0 (65) | 81.9 (95) |
Wash the wound with antiseptic | 20.8 (171) | 11.6 (95) | 29.9 (38) | 18.1 (23) | 19.2 (133) | 10.4 (72) | 20.9 (72) | 11.6 (40) | 15.5 (18) | 13.8 (16) |
Make a routine appointment to seek medical care | 20.0 (164) | 15.6 (128) | 17.3 (22) | 18.9 (24) | 20.5 (142) | 15.0 (104) | 19.7 (68) | 12.5 (43) | 15.5 (18) | 11.2 (13) |
Ignore | 14.3 (117) | 0.5 (4) | 19.7 (25) | 0.8 (1) | 13.3 (92) | 0.4 (3) | 7.8 (27) | 0.3 (1) | 5.2 (6) | 0 (0) |
Wash the wound with water | 10.4 (85) | 9.7 (80) | 15.8 (20) | 16.5 (21) | 9.4 (65) | 8.5 (59) | 8.7 (30) | 9.3 (32) | 11.2 (13) | 10.3 (12) |
Call a doctor or medical help-line for advice | 3.5 (29) | 3.7 (30) | 3.9 (5) | 3.2 (4) | 3.5 (24) | 3.8 (26) | 3.5 (12) | 3.5 (12) | 6.0 (7) | 2.6 (3) |
Kill the bat | 0 (0) | 0.2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.8 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Keep the bat for testing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |