Animal and human bite injuries in Victoria, 1998-2004
Animal and human bite injuries in Victoria, 1998-2004
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DOI：
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00787.x
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
11.4
通讯作者：
Ashby, Karen
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作者：
MacBean, Catherine E.;Taylor, David McD;Ashby, Karen
目的:。描述维多利亚州哺乳动物（人类和非人类）咬伤的流行病学。参与者、设计和环境：在维多利亚州紧急最低数据集（VEMD）中记录的伤害（1998-2004年）和在国家验尸官信息系统中记录的死亡（2000年7月1日至2006年6月1日）的回顾性病例系列。主要结果测量：损伤的频率、性质和结果作为哺乳动物、受害者人口统计和季节的函数。结果：在VEMD中发现的12982例咬伤中，狗、人类和猫分别占79.6%、8.7%和7.2%。狗咬伤主要发生在手/手腕（31.3%）和脸/头部（25.4%）；猫咬伤手/手腕（67.6%）和手臂（16.0%）；人类咬伤手/手腕（37.1%）；手臂（20.5%）和脸/头（20.4%）。男性占比分别为73.7%和56.3%。分别为狗咬伤受害者，而女性占猫咬伤受害者的64.1%。三分之一的狗咬伤受害者（33.4%）是14岁或以下的儿童。大多数人类咬伤受害者（79.8%）为20-49岁的成年人。更多的伤害发生在周末和夏季，55.4%的伤害发生在家中，11.6%的患者需要住院。狗咬伤导致三人死亡。结论：哺乳动物咬伤是常见的，经常需要住院治疗：咬伤的模式与所涉及的哺乳动物类型有关。这些流行病学数据将为预防行动提供信息，以减少哺乳动物咬伤的发生率。
Objective:. To describe the epidemiology of mammal (human and non-human) bite injuries in Victoria.Participants, design and setting: Retrospective case series of injuries recorded in the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD) (1998-2004) and deaths recorded in the National Coroners Information System (1 July 2000 - 1 June 2006).Main outcome measures: Frequency, nature and outcome of injury as a function of mammal, victim demographics and season.Results: Of 12982 bite injuries identified in the VEMD, dogs, humans, and cats were implicated in 79.6%, 8.7%, and 7.2% of cases, respectively. Dog bite injuries were commonly sustained to the hands/wrists (31.3%) and face/head (25.4%); cat bites to the hands/wrists (67.6%) and arms (16.0%); and human bites to the hands/wrists (37.1%),. arms (20.5%) and face/head (20.4%). Males comprised 73.7% and 56.3% of human and. dog bite victims, respectively, while females comprised 64.1% of cat bite victims. A third of dog bite victims (33.4%) were children aged 14 years or less. Most human bite victims (79.8%) were adults aged 20-49 years, inclusive. More injuries were sustained on weekends and during the summer, 55.4% of injuries occurred in the home, and 11.6% of patients required hospital admission. Dog bites resulted in three deaths.Conclusions: Mammal bite injuries are common and often require inpatient care: Patterns of bite injuries relate to the type of mammal involved. These epidemiological data will inform prevention initiatives to decrease the incidence of mammal bites.