A Forensic and Medical Evaluation of Dog Bites in a Province of Western Turkey |
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Authors: | Kenan Karbeyaz M.D. Unal Ayranci M.D. |
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Affiliation: | 1. Forensic Medicine, Eskisehir Courthouse, Alanonu Mahallesi, , 26090 Eskisehir, Turkey;2. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medico Social Center, , 26480 Meselik‐Eskisehir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | The aim was to evaluate the demographic data of dog‐bite cases organized from criminal and forensic reports. This study evaluated 328 cases admitted to the Director of Forensic Medicine, Eskisehir, as a result of dog bites between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010. It was found that those in the age‐group of 0–18 were most frequently exposed to dog bites (48.5%). Injuries to the lower extremity, upper extremity, and chest/abdomen/back were more frequent in men (72.6%, 76.4%, and 66.1%, respectively), while injuries to the head/neck/face were more frequent in women (52.3%) (p < 0.01). While most of those wounded in the upper extremity, the head/neck/face, and the chest/abdomen/back were in the child age‐group, most of those wounded in the lower extremity were in the adult age‐group (p < 0.001). Teaching children, in particular, how to behave around dogs would be useful in reducing the incidence of bite. |
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Keywords: | forensic science dog bites injury forensic reports Turkey gender |
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