Journal article
Epidemiology of animal exposures presenting to emergency departments
Academic emergency medicine, Vol.14(5), pp.398-403
05/01/2007
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.12.012
PMID: 17369449
Abstract
Objectives: To describe the epidemiology of emergency department mammalian animal exposures and to compare adult and pediatric exposure characteristics.
Methods: This was a prospective case series of patients presenting with animal exposure-related complaints from July 4996 to July 1998. Eleven university-affiliated, geographically diverse, urban emergency departments (EMERGEncy ID NET) participated.
Results: A total of 11631 exposures (80.5%) were from dogs, 267 (13.2%) from cats, 88 (4.3%) from rodents or rabbits, 18 (0.9%) from raccoons and wild carnivores, eight (0.4%) from livestock, nine (0.4%) from monkeys, and five (0.2%) from bats. Compared with adults, children were more likely to be bitten by dogs (odds ratio [OR], 2.9; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.2 to 3.8) or hamsters, gerbils, and rabbits (OR, 2.6; 95% CI = 0.79 to 9.2); to be bitten on the head, neck, or face (OR, 6.7; 95% CI = 5.2 to 8.6); and to be petting or playing with the animal at the time of exposure (OR, 2.6; 95% CI = 2.1 to 3.3).
Conclusions: Animal exposures are a common source of injury seen in the emergency department. These findings have potentially important public health implications in terms of emphasizing the need to effectively implement education programs for parents and children.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Epidemiology of animal exposures presenting to emergency departments
- Creators
- Mark T. Steele - Truman Medical CenterO. John Ma - Truman Medical CenterJanet Nakase - Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterGregory J. Moran - University of California, Los AngelesWilliam R. Mower - University of California, Los AngelesSamuel Ong - University of California, Los AngelesAnusha Krishnadasan - Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterDavid A. Talan - University of California, Los AngelesEMERGEncy ID NET Study Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Academic emergency medicine, Vol.14(5), pp.398-403
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1197/j.aem.2006.12.012
- PMID
- 17369449
- ISSN
- 1069-6563
- eISSN
- 1553-2712
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- U50/CCU912342-01 / PHS HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; United States Public Health Service
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984296978702771
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