Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998

Sacks, Jeffrey J.; Sinclair, Leslie; Gilchrist, Julie; Golab, Gail; Lockwood, Randall

doi:10.2460/javma.2000.217.836

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“…Así, en Estados Unidos, los perros de raza rottweiler y pitbull son causantes de alrededor del 60 % de las fatalidades debido a accidentes por mordedura (5) . La implementación de una legislación para prohibir la crianza de perros de razas peligrosas en muchos países no se ha investigado con profundidad, a excepción de un estudio realizado en el Reino Unido en 1990 que describió que tales políticas no tuvieron el impacto esperado (6) .…”

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Accidentes por mordedura canina, casos registrados en un hospital de niños de Lima, Perú 1995 - 2009

Morales

Falcón

Hernández

et al. 2011

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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RESUMENEntre 1995 a 2009 se registraron 206 hospitalizaciones en el Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño debido a accidentes por mordedura canina. La mediana de edad de los pacientes fue cuatro años y para los días de hospitalización tres. El 61,7 % fueron varones. Los accidentes ocurrieron en el domicilio de una tercera persona (39,3 %), en vía pública (33,5 %) y en el domicilio del agredido (27,2 %). El 66,5 % de los episodios fueron precedidos por un estímulo del niño y el 88,8 % causado por animales reconocidos por los lesionados. El 34,0 % reconoció la raza del animal (52,9 % animales cruzados). El 79,1 % fueron lesiones múltiples y la región anatómica más afectada fueron la cabeza y cuello (79,1 %). Se registraron complicaciones en un 20,4 % y secuelas estéticas en el 94,7 %. Las mordeduras caninas afectan la salud física de los niños.Palabras clave: Accidentes; Perros; Niño; Vacunas antirrábicas (fuente: DeCS BIREME). DOG BITE ACCIDENTS IN A CHILDREN HOSPITAL AT LIMA, PERU. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY FROM 1995 -2009ABSTRACT from 1995 to 2009, 206 cases of dog bites were recorded among hospitalized patients at the Children National Health of, Lima-Peru. The median of age was 4 years, and for hospitalization time was 3 days. Most patients were males (61.7 %). The bites occurred in the house of a third person (39.3 %), on the street (33.5 %), or in the victim's house (27.2 %). A 66.5 % of the bites were provoked and 88.8 % were from animals known to the victim. The dog breed was recognized in 34 % (52.9 % were mongrel dogs). Multiple lesions were identified in 79.1 %, and the most frequently bitten areas were head and neck (79.1 %). Complications were reported in 20.4 % and aesthetic sequelae in 94.7 %. Recibido: 05-04-11 Aprobado: 14-09-11 INTRODUCCIÓNLos accidentes por mordedura canina en personas representan un importante problema de salud pública, tanto por la lesión producida, como por el impacto emocional en las víctimas, las secuelas estéticas, la transmisión de enfermedades, las complicaciones secundarias (infecciones bacterianas) y el costo que incurre para la comunidad y el estado (1,2) . En el caso de los niños, ellos se exponen a estos accidentes debido a que comparten espacios comunes con estos animales (3) y porque a su edad, no interpretan eficientemente las señales previas de amenaza, como gruñidos o ladridos que pueden conducir a una agresión (4) .El comportamiento de los perros es el resultado de la combinación de aspectos como su genética, trato, entrenamiento y socialización, aunque existen algunas razas potencialmente más peligrosas. Así, en Estados Unidos, los perros de raza rottweiler y pitbull son causantes de alrededor del 60 % de las fatalidades debido a accidentes por mordedura (5) . La implementación de una legislación para prohibir la crianza de perros de razas peligrosas en muchos países no se ha investigado con profundidad, a excepción de un estudio realizado en el Reino Unido en 1990 que describió que tales políticas no tuvieron el impacto esperado (6) .ORIGINAL BREVE

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Accidentes por mordedura canina, casos registrados en un hospital de niños de Lima, Perú 1995 - 2009

Morales

Falcón

Hernández

et al. 2011

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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“…Beck (1975) identificou entre os agressores 70% de machos. Machos tendem a morder 6,2 vezes mais do que fêmeas, e os animais não esterilizados tendem a morder 2,6 vezes mais (Sacks et al, 2000). O cão agressor era de pessoa conhecida em 44% dos casos, vivia na mesma casa que a vítima em 28,7% das situações, era de rua ou tinha dono desconhecido em 24,3% dos casos.…”

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Estudo das agressões por cães, segundo tipo de interação entre cão e vítima, e das circunstâncias motivadoras dos acidentes, município de São Paulo, 2008 a 2009

Paranhos

Silva

Bernardi

et al. 2013

Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec.

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Caracterizaram-se as agressões por cães, o perfil das vítimas e dos agressores e as circunstâncias desses acidentes. Calculou-se a amostra aleatória a partir de 20 mil notificações/ano de agressões por cães e realizaram-se 594 entrevistas telefônicas. A maior frequência de agressões ocorreu no sexo masculino, faixa etária de cinco a 14 anos. Lesões leves representaram 80,4%. As profundas (19,1%) ocorreram por cães de porte médio seguidas pelos de grande porte. A maioria dos cães era macho adulto, porte médio. Dos entrevistados, 52,5% desconheciam a condição reprodutiva; 41,0% dos cães não eram esterilizados e 6,4% eram esterilizados. Cães sem raça definida (SRD) provocaram 48,4% dos acidentes, e 57,6% das agressões ocorreram em locais privados. Em 56,2% das agressões, as vítimas eram moradoras do imóvel ou pessoas conhecidas. Com animais não conhecidos a agressão mais frequente ocorreu na rua, 30,8%, e 67,5% dos donos permaneceram com os animais. As agressões foram resultantes da interação homem-cão e devem ser estudadas para se identificarem os possíveis comportamentos que desencadeiam a agressão pelo animal.

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“…The age categories of bitten children correspond to data by e.g. Sacks et al (2000), Wilson et al (2003); Akhtar et al (2006); Kaye et al (2009). Furthermore, in our survey, too, children were most frequently bitten by a known (i.e.…”

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Dog Bites to Children in the Czech Republic: the Risk Situations

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The aim of this study was to analyse dog bites to children in the Czech Republic. Data were obtained from a questionnaire completed with children aged 4 to 13 years in 11 urban and rural primary schools. A total of 103 dog bites sustained by 92 children were analysed using chi square test and F test. There were 58 boys (56.3%) and 45 girls (43.7%) bitten, 57.3% of them once, 42.7% repeatedly. The evaluated answers showed that children were bitten when playing with own dogs (69.2%) or dogs known to them (30.8%) but not by unknown dogs (χ 2 = 25.397, df = 1, p < 0.001). Children were bitten outdoors by loose running unknown dogs (88.5%), known dogs (11.5%) but not by own dogs (χ 2 = 55.528, df = 2, p < 0.001). Thirty-two children were bitten indoors by small (53.1%), medium size (21.9) or large (25.0%) dogs. Small dogs were biting mostly indoors (51.5%), medium size (73.1%) and large (80.5%) dogs bit mostly outdoors (χ 2 = 9.0022, df = 2, p = 0.011). Most of the children that disturbed a resting or sleeping dog were bitten indoors (83.3%; χ 2 = 7.862, df = 1, p < 0.01), predominantly by small dogs (83.3%, χ 2 = 7.482, df = 2, p = 0.022). When stroking a dog, children were bitten by a medium size (45.5%), large (31.8%) or small dog (22.7%; χ 2 = 5.588, df = 2, p < 0.068). Children injured by their family-owned dog had accidentally caused pain to it before being bitten (83.3%; χ 2 = 7.862, df = 1, p < 0.012). These children were always bitten by a small dog (χ 2 = 7.482, df = 2, p = 0.022). Three children reported deliberately causing pain to a dog -these were all small dogs (100.0%; χ 2 = 6.279, df = 2, p < 0.05). Children teasing dogs were bitten most frequently by a small dog (75.0%; χ 2 = 6.98, df = 2, p < 0.032). Male dogs bit more frequently (66.7%) than females (33.3%; χ 2 = 6.338, d.f. =1, p = 0.014). These data were the first ones obtained from the bitten children. They suggest that in interactions with own, known and small dogs, children were more daring. The personal space of dogs, their warning signals, and defence were underestimated, the resulting aggression was mostly of possessive, territorial and fear type. Additional suggestions are made to complete the information on preventive measures for parents, children and the public. Importantly, all information types should point out that the dog remains a predator despite its long domestication history and close co-existence with humans.

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Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998

Cited by 156 publications

References 11 publications

Accidentes por mordedura canina, casos registrados en un hospital de niños de Lima, Perú 1995 - 2009

Accidentes por mordedura canina, casos registrados en un hospital de niños de Lima, Perú 1995 - 2009

Estudo das agressões por cães, segundo tipo de interação entre cão e vítima, e das circunstâncias motivadoras dos acidentes, município de São Paulo, 2008 a 2009

Dog Bites to Children in the Czech Republic: the Risk Situations

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