Gündüz Tarık, Elçioğlu Omür, Balcı Yasemin
Department of Forensic Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2011 Mar;17(2):133-40. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2011.86846.
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the demographic, medical and forensic aspects of patients who were bitten by cats or dogs and admitted to the Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Education, Training and Research Hospital.
All the medical records of the last five years inside the automation system of the hospital were investigated. One hundred sixty-seven cases were included according to their ICD-10 diagnostic codes. On statistical evaluation, frequency and chi-square analyses were conducted and SPSS 13.0 program was used.
One hundred sixteen patients were bitten by dogs, whereas 46 patients were bitten by cats. Most of the victims were children. 51.9% of the bites were on an upper extremity, and 29.1% were on a lower extremity. Although cat and dog bites demonstrate seasonal changes, summer months were found important, when children were on holidays. Hyperemia, scratch and laceration were the most frequent diagnoses after injury. The length of hospital stay was between 1-22 days and calculated as a mean 7.3±5.8 days.
Dog and cat bites are very well known public health issues in our country. To know animals and their needs and to respect them should be the priority of families to avoid unexpected injury. Families should teach their children to treat dogs and cats with respect, to avoid direct eye contact with the animals and not to annoy them.
本研究旨在评估被猫或狗咬伤并入住埃斯基谢希尔奥斯曼加齐大学教育、培训与研究医院的患者的人口统计学、医学和法医方面的情况。
对医院自动化系统中过去五年的所有病历进行了调查。根据国际疾病分类第十版（ICD - 10）诊断代码纳入了167例病例。进行了统计评估、频率分析和卡方分析，并使用了SPSS 13.0程序。
116名患者被狗咬伤，46名患者被猫咬伤。大多数受害者是儿童。51.9%的咬伤发生在上肢，29.1%发生在下肢。尽管猫和狗咬伤呈现季节性变化，但发现夏季很重要，因为那时孩子们在放假。受伤后最常见的诊断是充血、抓伤和撕裂伤。住院时间为1 - 22天，平均计算为7.3±5.8天。
在我国，猫和狗咬伤是众所周知的公共卫生问题。了解动物及其需求并尊重它们应该是家庭避免意外受伤的首要任务。家庭应该教导孩子尊重猫和狗，避免与动物直接眼神接触，不要惹恼它们。
