A deliveryman comes to the emergency department with dog bites on his legs.He states that the dog ran away after the attack and could not be identified.After treatment of the bites,the patient should immediately:

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The administration of immune globulin will build up his immediate defenses.As a deliveryman,he would be considered to be in a high-risk group for animal bites and should be advised to acquire the vaccine,but the vaccine will not be of any use to him at this point.

A Deliveryman Comes to the Emergency Department with Dog Bites