Paul A Boelen, Maarten C Eisma, Jos de Keijser, Lonneke I M Lenferink
Treatment Gap in Mental Health Care for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents
Clinical psychology & psychotherapy
estimated 800000 dog bites require medical attention every year purpose study review characteristics dog bite injuries children examine temporal trends kids inpatient database used identify pediatric patients dog bite injuries 10y period demographic data primary payer injury characteristics length hospitalization treatments recorded statistical analysis performed sas 93 sas institute inc cary nc total 6308 patients identified average age time injury 64 43 children age 5 affected subgroup 393 2000 versus 447 2009 p 0001 bites headneck significantly increased 539 2000 601 2009 cellulitis complicated many injuries 337 2000 versus 448 2009 p 0001 overall 50 patients underwent procedure 31 invasive surgical procedure 51 patients required skin grafts flaps dog bites common cause pediatric injuries significant burden families health care system evaluating characteristics injuries guide educational efforts