Dog bites to the head and neck in children; an increasing problem in the <scp>UK</scp>

Kasbekar, Anand V.; Garfit, H.; Duncan, Carlton; Mehta, Bella; Davies, Kim; Narasimhan, Gopinath; Donne, Adam

doi:10.1111/coa.12094

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“…However, any contact between skin and teeth can cause damage and require hospital treatment. In one study, 25% of dog bites to the head and neck of children were from “puppies” ( Kasbekar et al., 2013 ), and puppies may be more likely to inflict such injuries during play than as a learned response to fear-inducing stimuli. Prevention initiatives that are designed to educate the public about behavioral signals are not suitable for preventing bites in contexts where these signals will not be displayed.…”

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A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of female dog-bite victims and implications for the prevention of dog bites

Westgarth

Watkins

2015

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

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Preventing dog bites is an increasingly important public health and political issue with implications for both human and animal health and welfare. Expert opinion is that most bites are preventable. Intervention materials have been designed to educate people on how to assess the body language of dogs, evaluate risk, and take appropriate action. The effectiveness of this approach is rarely evaluated and the incidence of dog bites is thought to be increasing. Is the traditional approach to dog bite prevention working as well as it should? In this novel, small scale qualitative study, the perceptions of victims regarding their dog bite experience were explored in-depth. The study recruited 8 female participants who had been bitten by a dog in the past 5 years. In-depth, one-to-one interviews were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that dog bites may not be as easily preventable as previously presumed, and that education about dog body language may not prevent some types of dog bites. The reasons participants were bitten were multifaceted and complex. In some cases, there was no interaction with the dog before the bite so there was no opportunity to assess the situation and modify behavior around the dog accordingly. Identifying who was to blame, and had responsibility for preventing the bite, was straightforward for the participants in hindsight. Those bitten blamed themselves and/or the dog owner, but not the dog. Most participants already felt they had a theoretical knowledge that would allow them to recognize dog aggression before the dog bite, yet participants, especially those who worked regularly with dogs, routinely believed, “it would not happen to me.” We also identified an attitude that bites were “just one of those things,” which could also be a barrier prevention initiatives. Rather than being special to the human-canine relationship, the attitudes discovered mirror those found in other areas of injury prevention. A new approach to dog-bite prevention may now be required, drawing on other injury prevention strategies including awareness-raising and minimizing the damage caused by a bite when it happens.

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A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of female dog-bite victims and implications for the prevention of dog bites

Westgarth

Watkins

2015

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

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“…The role of supervision, the risk due to benign interactions (e.g. Reisner et al, 2007) 266 and biting by puppies (Kasbekar et al, 2013) may also be underestimated. We found that an 267 increased awareness of risks was related to lower toleration of unsafe behaviours and to better 268 agreement with experts about when to intervene.…”

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Attitudes of caregivers to supervision of child–family dog interactions in children up to 6 years—An exploratory study

Arhant

Landenberger

Beetz

et al. 2016

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

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“…It will help discard penetrating skull fractures and association with dural lacerations and brain contusions. 10 The principles of management of dog bites include debridement of the wounds and use of prophylactic antibiotics, since infections are the most frequent complications. Local management of wounds, including proper debridement, has demonstrated to reduce the risk of infection.…”

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Intracranial Injury after a Dog Attack in a Neonate

Niño-Taravilla

García-Salido

Leoz-Gordillo

et al. 2019

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

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Dog bites are a common event, especially in the pediatric population. Common anatomic site of dog bites is the head. Despite this, intracranial injuries due to dog bites are reported anecdotally, especially in neonates. We report a 7-day-old female neonate attacked in the head by the family dog. She presented penetrating bilateral intracranial injuries that required urgent surgery and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission. She received rabies and tetanus prophylaxis, wide-spectrum antibiotic, and anticonvulsive prophylaxis. She was hospitalized in PICU for 9 days, developing intracranial hypertension. One year after the dog bite, she showed moderate psychomotor retardation and focal epilepsy.

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Dog bites to the head and neck in children; an increasing problem in the UK

Cited by 24 publications

References 7 publications

A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of female dog-bite victims and implications for the prevention of dog bites

A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of female dog-bite victims and implications for the prevention of dog bites

Attitudes of caregivers to supervision of child–family dog interactions in children up to 6 years—An exploratory study

Intracranial Injury after a Dog Attack in a Neonate

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