Fatal captive tiger attack – A case report with review of literature

Kanchan, Tanuj; Shekhawat, Raghvendra Singh; Shetty, B. Suresh Kumar; Jayaram, Lakshmi; Meshram, Vikas

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102100

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“…21,22,29,30,36 Unique injury patterns per species Differences between species were found in the global fracture pattern, and bite locations of the neck. Fractures below the clavicles were more common in lions and tigers (Figure 5), the latter causing bilateral rib fractures, 35,36 a scapula fracture 35 and the only sternal fracture-dislocations in this review. 19,36 Cervical spine injury pattern in tigers involved the higher and lower spinal levels with only one recorded C4 fracture, 36 while lions fractured lower spinal levels (Figure 4).…”

Section: Pooled Injury Pattern Of All Cats: Wound Morphology and Frac...mentioning

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“…17 Except for six cases where paws or claws were the main inflictor, 9,10,18,22,25,31 bites were the primary vehicle of injury. Bite wounds were paired 17,36,43,44,48 consisting of two to four wounds separated in space generating large oval injuries at the skin with diameters of 2-3 cm, 17,35,48 and depths up to 7 cm, 44 with a surrounding soft tissue crush injury. 49 Teeth caused direct fracture to the skull 29 and cervical spine, 48 and deep longitudinal scalp wounds were a common source of bleeding in 16 cases.…”

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Traumatic injury patterns in humans from large feline predators: A systematic review and descriptive analysis

Kirtland

Tremoleda

Trivedy

2022

Trauma

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Background Traumatic attacks from large feline predators cause a small yet significant burden of disease in rural populations, are increasing in frequency, cause complex injuries and worsen human–wildlife conflicts. Data on the traumatic injury pattern found in victims of these animals is sparse, and this study aimed to collate and synthesise patterns of injury to inform the care and management of these patients. Methods A multi-ethnographic literature search (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and other sources) was performed on 12/1/21 to capture all available data describing anatomical injury and the mechanism of injury sustained by humans from attacks by lions, leopards and tigers. Quality and bias assessment was performed using the Joanna Briggs Critical Evaluation tools. Results Of 5110 studies identified, 42 were included in this review totalling 84 individual patient cases. A total of 85% of fatal injuries were due to exsanguination combined with neuroaxis injury of the neck. All wounds were susceptible to tissue loss, infection and long-term neuro-vascular complications. Leopards injured anterior-midline structures of the neck more often than did lions and tigers, while the latter caused high-energy fractures. Time lag to treatment for survivors of wild attacks extended to multiple days, and occult injury was common. Conclusion In addition to the primary finding of complex neck injury, this study generated specific patterns of injury seen from the included species and highlighted occult injury and healthcare disparity as challenges in providing patient care.

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confidence: 99%

Traumatic injury patterns in humans from large feline predators: A systematic review and descriptive analysis

Kirtland

Tremoleda

Trivedy

2022

Trauma

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“…Despite the potential dangers involved, the zookeepers, security personnel and guards have to closely interact with the captive animals for catering to the needs of food, general health and well-being. The literature has described cases of attacks by captive animals resulting in the death of the primary caretaker 8 .…”

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Evisceration of intestines with diaphragmatic laceration and gastric perforation secondary to trauma by rhinoceros attack and its management: a case report

Karki

Shrestha

Basukala

et al. 2023

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Introduction and Importance: Injuries from animal attack are one of the major public health problems at present scenario globally. Proper documentation is required for the study of different types of injuries caused by animal attacks so that early intervention can be done during life-threatening conditions. Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male presented with an alleged history of attack by two rhinoceros sustaining injuries over the abdomen, chest, shoulder and thigh. Clinical Findings and Investigations: There was a lacerated abdomen with evisceration of the stomach, small intestine, transverse colon and omentum and a lacerated wound over the left lateral thigh and left buttock along with the right shoulder. Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma ultrasound showed minimal free fluid in the pelvis. Blood profile revealed reduced haemoglobin and deranged prothrombin time/international normalized ratio. Interventions and Outcome: Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy twice with repair of diaphragmatic injury, excision of avulsed greater omentum in the first setting and repair of gastric perforation in the second setting with stable haemodynamic status. Conclusion: Abdominal evisceration injury by rhinoceros attack is life threatening though rare. Its management should consist of assessing for and controlling associated haemorrhage, assessing for bowel content leakage, covering the eviscerated abdominal contents and early reduction of viscera if there is no active bleeding.

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“…The nature and incidence of animal attacks on humans varies between different regions of the world depending on the fauna present and the extent of the interactions between humans and animals. Many animals have been reported to attack and bite living humans, with most attacks being caused by the order of carnivorous mammals such as canids (e.g., dog, wolf; [ 22 , 23 ]), felids (e.g., cat, lion, tiger; [ 24 , 25 ]), ursids (e.g., brown bear, polar bear; [ 26 , 27 ]), and non-human Primates (e.g., chimpanzee, gorilla, macaque; [ 28 , 29 ]), as well as by ungulated mammals such as suids (e.g., domestic pig, wild boar; [ 30 , 31 ]) and hippopotamids (e.g., hippopotamus; [ 32 ]), by rodent mammals (e.g., rat, squirrel; [ 33 , 34 ]), by reptiles (e.g., crocodile, iguana; Komodo dragon; [ 35 , 36 , 37 ]), and even by sharks (e.g., white shark, tiger shark; [ 38 , 39 , 40 ]), among other animals.…”

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Post-Mortem Dental Profile as a Powerful Tool in Animal Forensic Investigations—A Review

Viciano

López-Lázaro

Tanga

2022

Animals

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Veterinary forensics is becoming more important in our society as a result of the growing demand for investigations related to crimes against animals or investigations of criminal deaths caused by animals. A veterinarian may participate as an expert witness or may be required to give forensic assistance, by providing knowledge of the specialty to establish a complete picture of the involvement of an animal and allowing the Courts to reach a verdict. By applying diverse dental profiling techniques, not only can species, sex, age-at-death, and body size of an animal be estimated, but also data about their geographical origin (provenance) and the post-mortem interval. This review concentrates on the dental techniques that use the characteristics of teeth as a means of identification of freshly deceased and skeletonised animals. Furthermore, this highlights the information that can be extracted about the animal from the post-mortem dental profile.

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Fatal captive tiger attack – A case report with review of literature

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Traumatic injury patterns in humans from large feline predators: A systematic review and descriptive analysis

Traumatic injury patterns in humans from large feline predators: A systematic review and descriptive analysis

Evisceration of intestines with diaphragmatic laceration and gastric perforation secondary to trauma by rhinoceros attack and its management: a case report

Post-Mortem Dental Profile as a Powerful Tool in Animal Forensic Investigations—A Review

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