Horswell Bruce B, Chahine Carol J
Women and Children's Hospital, CAMC.
W V Med J. 2011 Nov-Dec;107(6):24-7.
Dog bites of the facial region are increasing in children according to the Center for Disease Control. To evaluate the epidemiology of such injuries in our medical provider region, we undertook a retrospective review of those children treated for facial, head and neck dog bite wounds at a level 1 trauma center. Most dog bites occurred in or near the home by an animal known to the child/family. Most injuries were soft tissue related, however more severe bites and injuries were observed in attacks from the pit-bull and Rottweiler breeds. Younger (under five years) children sustained more of the injuries requiring medical treatment. Injury Severity Scales were determined as well as victim and payer mix demographics, type and characteristics of injury, and complications from the attack.
根据疾病控制中心的数据，儿童面部被狗咬伤的情况正在增加。为了评估我们医疗服务区域此类损伤的流行病学情况，我们对在一级创伤中心接受面部、头部和颈部狗咬伤治疗的儿童进行了回顾性研究。大多数狗咬伤事件发生在儿童/家庭熟悉的动物在家庭内或附近时。大多数损伤与软组织有关，然而，在比特犬和罗威纳犬的攻击中观察到了更严重的咬伤和损伤。年龄较小（五岁以下）的儿童遭受了更多需要医疗治疗的损伤。确定了损伤严重程度量表以及受害者和付款人混合人口统计学、损伤类型和特征，以及攻击引发的并发症。
