Fatal dog attacks

Fatal dog attacks are human victim's deaths caused by dogs. The study of fatal dog attacks can lead to prevention techniques which can help to reduce all dog bite injuries, not only fatalities.[1] Dog bites and attacks can result in pain, bruising, wounds, bleeding, soft tissue injury, broken bones, loss of limbs, scalping, disfigurement, life-threatening injuries, and death.[2]

  1. ^ Weiss, Harold B (January 7, 1998). "Incidence of Dog Bite Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments". JAMA. 279 (1): 51–3. doi:10.1001/jama.279.1.51. PMID 9424044. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Holmquist, Laurel. "Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Stays Involving Dog Bites, 2008" (PDF). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.