Risk factors for dog bite injury: person factors
| Source and date | Study design | Children over-represented | Males over-represented | Body part injured | Victim known to dog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED = emergency department. | |||||
| Ashby, 199610 (Australia) | ED surveillance, n=1916 | Yes | Yes | 51% child face/head; 33% adults hand | |
| Flores et al, 199712 (Canada) | ED surveillance, telephone follow up, n=385 | Yes | Yes | 74% 1–4 years face/head 68% adults arms/legs | 71.2% |
| Gerschman et al, 199419 (US) | Case-control study non-household members, n=178 pairs | Yes | Yes | ||
| Jarrett, 199137 (UK) | Case series in ED | Yes | |||
| Shewell and Nancarrow, 199138 (UK) | Case series in plastic surgery practice (1982–89), n=146 | Yes | No | ||
| Patrick and O'Rourke, 199828 (US) | Random sample of animal control surveillance data, El Paso, Texas, n=300 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Avner and Baker, 199139 (US) | Case series of children attending hospital, n=168 | Yes | 77% | ||
| Thompson, 199726 (Australia) | ED surveillance, n=356 (dog attacks) and population survey, n=3093 | Yes | Yes | 90% child admissions head/face | |