Talk:Dog bite

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O'Brien CM. Richard B. A surgeon's duty in dog bite prevention in children. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 56(1):106-7, 2006 Jan. UI: 16374108An audit of dog bite referrals to the Plastic Surgery Department at Birmingham Children's Hospital revealed the following concerns: 28 consecutive children referred to the plastic surgery team were prospectively audited. The mean age was 6 years. Twenty-two children required surgery. Nineteen of the total had suffered dog bites to the face. Eighteen of the attacks were witnessed and unprovoked. Seventeen dogs were either a family pet or known to the child (eg, belonged to a neighbor or grandparent). Following the attack, 12 dogs remained in the home with the child, 2 dogs were sent to a different home, 2 were taken to the Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals, 7 were destroyed, 1 was muzzled, and the fate of 4 is unknown. Of the 7 dogs that were destroyed, 3 were family pets and 4 were known to the child. Six children had been bitten before, and 3 by the same dog. All of those children required surgery. In 5 cases, owners admitted that their dog had bitten before. The most common type of dog to bite in this series was a crossbreed (9 cases), followed by Staffordshire bull terrier (4 cases).Is there not a duty for practitioners to provide advice to prevent repeat attacks on children, particularly by the same animal in the home Birmingham Children's Hospital Birmingham, UK