Trauma case reports.
Publisher:
Elsevier Ltd.,
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Start Year:2015 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 2352-6440 (Electronic) 2352-6440 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 101711730 |
| (OCoLC): | 922972726 |
| LCCN: | 2015247814 |
| Classification: | W1 |
The dangers of pets and horses, animal related injuries in the Emergency department. Every year patients present to the emergency department due to bites, scratches and falls caused by animals. Although bite and scratch injuries have been described in literature, the exact number of patients that visit the emergency department due to all animal related injuries has never been described before. Methods: A retrospective analysis of all emergency department visits throughout a 1-year period was performed from April 2015 until March 2016. Results: 516 Patients were treated at the emergency department because of animal related injuries. Most were female and the median age was 38 ...