Human behavior preceding dog bites to the face

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F15%3A43907756" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/15:43907756 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.021" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.021</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.021" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.021</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Human behavior preceding dog bites to the face
Original language description
Facial injuries caused by dog bites pose a serious problem. The aims of this study were to determine human behavior immediately preceding a dog bite to the face and to assess the effects of victim age and gender and dog sex and size on the location of the bite to the face and the need for medical treatment. Complete data on 132 incidents of bites to the face were analysed. A human bending over a dog, putting the face close to the dog's face, and gazing between victim and dog closely preceded a dog biteto the face in 76%, 19% and 5% of cases, respectively. More than half of the bites were directed towards the central area of the victim's face (nose, lips). More than two thirds of the victims were children, none of the victims was an adult dog owner andonly adult dogs bit the face. Victim's age and gender and dog's sex and size did not affect the location of the bite on the face. People who were bitten by large dogs sought medical treatment more often than people who were bitten by sma
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
ED - Physiology
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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