Thirty (12%) of the cases suffered from class I exposures and 212 (85%) from class II and only 8 (3%) were fall in the class III.
Bites involved the lower limb and back 195 (78%) of the victims followed by upper limb and abdomen in the trunk in 50 (20%) cases and minimum was involvement of head and face in 5 (2%). Previous history of dog/animal bite was present in 70 (28%) cases [Table 2].
A large majority of 200 (80%) had applied chilly and oil paste on the wound before coming to the CHC. Only 2 (0.8%) washed the wound with water and soap as required as primary home management of the bite wound, 40 (16%) of victims did not took any primary home management measures