Want to kiss turtle!7 -year -old boy's lower lip was bitten

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan client August 24th news teasted turtles at a close range, but was bitten by the turtle, and the boy's lower lip was bitten off a small piece of meat. Recently, Wuhan Third Hospital encountered this rare case. Doctors remind that animal behavior is difficult to predict, and it is necessary to pay attention to safety when playing with pets.

The boy's name is Xiaoxin (pseudonym), 7 years old. His family raised a turtle, usually getting along well. On the morning of August 22, when Xiaoxin teased the turtle at home, he suddenly wanted to kiss the turtle. Who knew that his face was approaching, he was bitten by the turtle. I only felt the pain in the lower lip, and then the blood flowed. Parents found that the lower lip of Xiaoxin was bitten off a small piece of meat and quickly took him to the hospital.

Yang Yanqing, director of the plastic surgery of the third hospital of Wuhan City, introduced that the middle of the lower lip of Xiaoxin was damaged, and the defect area was about 0.5 cm × 0.75 cm.

Subsequently, the doctor had a repair surgery for Xiaoxin. After cleaning the wounds and hemostasis, the skin and tissue were sutured from the surroundings of the defect to suture, and they did not affect the child's appearance after healing.

"The case of teasing cats was caught and bite, and the hospital encountered a lot, but the condition of being bitten by turtles was rarely seen." Yang Yanqing reminded that animals' behavior is difficult to predict, even if it is raising in the family, Pets may also have an unexpected move. Therefore, when everyone teases animals, we must still pay attention to keeping a safe distance and playing with pets safely. (Changjiang Daily reporter Wang Chunlan correspondent Jiang Hongying Chen Shu)

The doctor checks the child's condition.

【Edit: Fei Yinmei】

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