Non-fatal dog bite injuries in the USA, 2005–2009

Quirk, Jeffrey T.

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2012.01.010

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“…Further analysis in this study indicated that males were slightly more likely to have dog-induced injuries (51.9% vs 48.1%), which may at least partly explain the difference. In contrast to the results from other studies, which showed that children (especially those aged 5–9 years) were the most vulnerable cohort to sustain a pet-related injury,3 7 10 18 19 we found that young adults (aged 15–24 years) were at the highest risk among all the age cohorts. These differences could be explained by different data sources used across the studies.…”

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Injuries caused by pets in Asian urban households: a cross-sectional telephone survey

Chan

Lee

2017

BMJ Open

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Objectives:Little is known about pet-related injuries in Asian populations. This study primarily aimed to investigate the incidence rate of pet-related household injuries in Hong Kong, an urban Chinese setting.Setting: Cantonese-speaking non-institutionalised population of all ages in Hong Kong accessible by telephone land-line.Participants: A total of 43 542 telephone numbers were dialled and 6570 residents successfully completed the interviews.Primary and secondary outcome measures: Data of pet-related household injuries in the previous 12 months, pet ownership and socio-demographic characteristics were collected with a questionnaire. Direct standardisation of the incidence rates of petrelated household injuries by gender and age to the 2009 Hong Kong Population Census was estimated. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to estimate risks of socio-demographic factors and pet ownership for the injury.Results: A total of 84 participants experienced petrelated household injuries in the past 12 months, with an overall person-based incidence rate of 1.28%. The majority of the victims were injured once (69.6%). Cats (51.6%) were the most common pets involved. Pet owners were at an extremely higher risk after controlling for other factors (adjusted OR: 52.0, 95% CI 22.1 to 98.7). Females, the unmarried, those with higher monthly household income and those living in lower-density housing were more likely to be injured by pets. Conclusions:We project a pet-related household injury incidence rate of 1.24% in the general Hong Kong population, with 86 334 residents sustaining petrelated injuries every year. Pet ownership puts people at extremely high risk, especially the unmarried. Further studies should focus on educating pet owners to reduce pet-related injuries in urban Greater China.

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“…7 18 19 It is not clear about the cause of the gender difference among Hong Kong residents and other populations. One possibility is that the two studies in Hong Kong reported on any pet-related injuries while the other studies focused only on dog-induced injuries.…”

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Injuries caused by pets in Asian urban households: a cross-sectional telephone survey

Chan

Lee

2017

BMJ Open

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“…In addition, it is estimated that approximately 310,000 to 323,000 persons are treated annually in US EDs for a dog bite. 7,12 This equates to 2.5 bite or sting injuries treated in US EDs every minute. This number does not include injuries treated outside the ED by other health-care providers or those self-treated or not receiving any medical attention.…”

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National Estimates of Noncanine Bite and Sting Injuries Treated in US Hospital Emergency Departments, 2001–2010

Langley

Mack

Haileyesus

et al. 2014

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Objective Injuries resulting from contact with animals and insects are a significant public health concern. This study quantifies nonfatal bite and sting injuries by noncanine sources using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System–All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP). Methods The NEISS-AIP is an ongoing nationally representative surveillance system used to monitor all types and causes of injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments (EDs). Cases were coded by trained hospital coders using information from medical records on animal and insect sources of bite and sting injuries being treated. Data were weighted to produce national annualized estimates, percentages, and rates based on the US population. Results From 2001 to 2010 an estimated 10.1 million people visited EDs for noncanine bite and sting injuries, based on an unweighted case count of 169,010. This translates to a rate of 340.1 per 100,000 people (95% CI, 232.9–447.3). Insects accounted for 67.5% (95% CI, 45.8–89.2) of bite and sting injuries, followed by arachnids 20.8% (95% CI, 13.8–27.9). The estimated number of ED visits for bedbug bite injuries increased more than 7-fold—from 2156 visits in 2007 to 15,945 visits in 2010. Conclusions This study provides an update of national estimates of noncanine bite and sting injuries and describes the diversity of animal exposures based on a national sample of EDs. Treatment of nonfatal bite and sting injuries are costly to society. Direct medical and work time lost translates to an estimated $7.5 billion annually.

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“…[2][3][4][5][6][7]9,25 The average cost for a dog bite-related treat-and-release ED visit is more than $630, and for a dog bite-related hospitalization it is $18,200. 3,26 This case-cohort study provides a unique, quantitative examination of risk factors for hospitalization after dog bite injury.…”

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The aggregated cost of dog bite-related hospitalizations in the United States is approximately $53.9 million yearly. 3 The average cost of a dog bite-related hospitalization is $18,200, which is substantially more than the average injury-related hospitalization of $12,100.…”

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Risk Factors for Hospitalization After Dog Bite Injury: A Case‐cohort Study of Emergency Department Visits

Rhea

Weber

Poole

et al. 2014

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Objectives: Dog bite injuries may result in pain, infection, emotional distress, dysfunction, and disfiguration, as well as lead to costly health care utilization, such as emergency department (ED) visits, rabies postexposure prophylaxis, and hospitalizations. Although clinical care guidelines exist, to our knowledge risk factors for hospitalization after a dog bite injury have not been examined quantitatively. Quantifying the magnitude of association between modifiable risk factors, such as infection, and hospitalization after a dog bite injury may guide intervention efforts, improve patient outcomes, and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.Methods: A case-cohort study was conducted to examine the association between the following risk factors and hospitalization: infection, complicated injury, host-defense abnormality, number of previous evaluations for the injury, and anatomic location of the bite. The case-cohort design was chosen because cases could be identified in a well-defined administrative cohort, medical record review was required for each study patient, and the risk ratio was the effect measure of interest. The cohort consisted of ED patients evaluated for dog bite injuries between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2011, at a large academic medical center. Cases were cohort members who were admitted as inpatients directly from the ED. From the cohort, a simple random sample was selected for the subcohort comparison group. Data on risk factors, the outcome, and covariates were collected from ED medical records. Logistic regression models, informed by directed acyclic graphs, were used to describe the relationship between each risk factor and hospitalization. Effect measure modification was examined by patient sex and race for the relationship between previous evaluation for the dog bite injury and hospitalization.Results: Cases (n = 111) were more likely to be male, white, or insured by Medicaid than were members of the subcohort (n = 221). The most common type of complicated injury was tendon or ligament injury for cases and fracture for the subcohort. All factors evaluated were associated with increased risk of hospitalization after dog bite injury. Yet, infection at the time of ED visit (odds ratio [OR] = 7.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.8 to 16.0) and injury to multiple anatomic locations (OR = 6.0, 95% CI = 1.2 to 30.9) were associated with the largest relative risks of hospitalization. For every three ED visits for infected dog bites, one resulted in hospitalization. Having had one or more prior evaluations for the dog bite injury was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for females than males and for whites than nonwhites.Conclusions: This study provides a unique, quantitative examination of risk factors for hospitalization after dog bite injury. The relative risk of hospitalization associated with each factor was substantial. The strongest association was for a modifiable risk factor, infection. This finding may inform best practices for initial care of patients with do...

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Non-fatal dog bite injuries in the USA, 2005–2009

Cited by 43 publications

References 8 publications

Injuries caused by pets in Asian urban households: a cross-sectional telephone survey

Injuries caused by pets in Asian urban households: a cross-sectional telephone survey

National Estimates of Noncanine Bite and Sting Injuries Treated in US Hospital Emergency Departments, 2001–2010

Risk Factors for Hospitalization After Dog Bite Injury: A Case‐cohort Study of Emergency Department Visits

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