Fatal tiger attack: A case report with emphasis on typical tiger injuries characterized by partially resembling stab-like wounds

Pathak, Hrishikesh; Borkar, Jaydeo Laxman; Dixit, Pradeep Gangadhar; Dhawane, Shailendra G.; Shrigiriwar, Manish; Dingre, N. S.

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.08.003

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“…11 It has been documented that 1500 Newton (N) of biting forces can be applied with canines of tigers. 12 In contrast to this Fig. 8 Jackal attack: Soft tissue defect with exposed mandible.…”

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Maxillofacial Injuries in Bear, Tiger, and Jackal Attacks

Bhandari

Haque

Khanal

et al. 2019

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction Open

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Maxillofacial injuries as a result of wild animals attack are not commonly encountered and reported in the literature. Factors such as increasing human population near forest and lack of dependable physical barriers between forest and human habitations lead to frequently encountered incidents of wild animal attacks over humans especially in far western region of Nepal. The authors present two cases of bear attacks, one case of tiger attack, and one case of jackal attack and explain the pattern of maxillofacial injuries encountered along with management strategies undertaken. It was observed that the primary site of attacks of these wild animals was facial region. The magnitude of force with which bears and tigers attack over facial region with their paws can cause significant skeletal injuries irrespective of soft tissue injuries.

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Maxillofacial Injuries in Bear, Tiger, and Jackal Attacks

Bhandari

Haque

Khanal

et al. 2019

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction Open

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“…In the interval between the victim's autopsy and tracking of the offending tiger, the authors reviewed the injuries from the previously published cases of fatal tiger attacks [1][2][3]. The aim of the review was to help in determining the source of fatal tiger injuries in the current case.…”

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“…These canines play an important role in the usual mechanism of killing, in which the tiger goes for the neck with its jaw, followed by deep penetration into the victim's tissue by the long canines. Thereafter, the tiger aggressively shakes the victim's neck, causing injuries to the cervical spine, the jugulocarotid vessels and the trachea [1,8].…”

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“…Reported cases of attacks on humans by the tigers are very rare in the world [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. At present, amongst the very few reported cases in the medico-legal literature, there are only three cases of fatal tiger attacks, where the victims have died due to the tiger bite injuries resulting from the known method of tiger attack [1][2][3].…”

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“…At present, amongst the very few reported cases in the medico-legal literature, there are only three cases of fatal tiger attacks, where the victims have died due to the tiger bite injuries resulting from the known method of tiger attack [1][2][3]. This paper presents a unique case of fatal tiger attack in the wild, wherein the victim died due to the fatal tiger claw injuries by an Indian Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), instead of the tiger bite injuries.…”

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