All posts; Tags Include "dog bites"
- October 21, 2015
- 08:30 AM
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A New Approach to Dog Bite Prevention
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
Strategies to prevent dog bites need to get past the belief that ‘it won’t happen to me.’4.5 million people a year are bitten by a dog in the US, of whom 885,000 need medical attention (Gilchrist et al 2008). In England in the last year, there were 7,227 admissions to hospital for injuries due to dogs, over 3000 more than a decade earlier. Developing a better understanding of how to prevent dog bites is essential. A new paper by Carri Westgarthand Francine Watkins (University of Liver........ Read more »
Gilchrist, J., Sacks, J., White, D., & Kresnow, M. (2008) Dog bites: still a problem?. Injury Prevention, 14(5), 296-301. DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016220
Morrongiello BA, Schwebel DC, Stewart J, Bell M, Davis AL, & Corbett MR. (2013) Examining parents' behaviors and supervision of their children in the presence of an unfamiliar dog: does The Blue Dog intervention improve parent practices?. Accident; analysis and prevention, 108-13. PMID: 23499982
Patronek, G., Sacks, J., Delise, K., Cleary, D., & Marder, A. (2013) Co-occurrence of potentially preventable factors in 256 dog bite–related fatalities in the United States (2000–2009). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 243(12), 1726-1736. DOI: 10.2460/javma.243.12.1726
Westgarth, C., & Watkins, F. (2015) A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of female dog-bite victims and implications for the prevention of dog bites. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2015.07.035
- December 18, 2013
- 08:30 AM
- 1,486 views
Can Fatal Dog Attacks Be Prevented?
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
A sobering new report shows such tragic attacks are a multi-factorial problem.Dogs should be part of family life. Photo: V.J. Matthew / ShutterstockCases of humans being killed by dogs are investigated in a new paper by lead author Gary Patronek (Center for Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University).The scientists analyzed dog bite fatalities in the United States from 2000 to 2009, and discovered there are usually multiple contributing factors, many of them preventable.During this time, there ........ Read more »
Dixon, C., Mahabee-Gittens, E.M., Hart, K.W., & Lindsell, C.J. (2012) Dog bite prevention: An assessment of child knowledge. The Journal of Pediatrics, 337-341. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.07.016
Morrongiello BA, Schwebel DC, Stewart J, Bell M, Davis AL, & Corbett MR. (2013) Examining parents' behaviors and supervision of their children in the presence of an unfamiliar dog: does The Blue Dog intervention improve parent practices?. Accident; analysis and prevention, 108-13. PMID: 23499982
Patronek GJ, Sacks JJ, Delise KM, Cleary DV, & Marder AR. (2013) Co-occurrence of potentially preventable factors in 256 dog bite-related fatalities in the United States (2000-2009). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 243(12), 1726-36. PMID: 24299544
Reisner IR, Nance ML, Zeller JS, Houseknecht EM, Kassam-Adams N, & Wiebe DJ. (2011) Behavioural characteristics associated with dog bites to children presenting to an urban trauma centre. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 17(5), 348-53. PMID: 21444335
- Medicine
- Psychology
- Dog Bites
- Health Psychology
- Risk Factors
- Children
- Trauma Center
- Supervision
- Emergency Department
- Veterinary Medicine
- Vulnerable Adults
- Developmental Psychology
- Fatalities
- Children's Knowledge
- Animal Husbandry
- Dogs
- Chained Dogs
- Dog Bite Prevention
- Spay/Neuter Status
- Parents
- Socialization
- Education
- October 9, 2013
- 08:30 AM
- 1,491 views
Preventing Dog Bites in Children: An Evaluation of the Blue Dog Project's Influence on Parents
by CAPB in Companion Animal Psychology Blog
Photo: Sofya Apkalikova/ShutterstockAn assessment of how parents behave when an unknown dog is near their child shows much still needs to be done to prevent dog bites in children.Children are at greater risk of dog bites than adults. The Canada Safety Council estimates that 460,000 Canadians are bitten by dogs every year, of whom 75% are children under the age of ten. If bitten, children are more likely than adults to be hospitalized because of their small size and the closeness of their face to........ Read more »
Morrongiello BA, Schwebel DC, Stewart J, Bell M, Davis AL, & Corbett MR. (2013) Examining parents' behaviors and supervision of their children in the presence of an unfamiliar dog: does The Blue Dog intervention improve parent practices?. Accident; analysis and prevention, 108-13. PMID: 23499982
Reisner IR, Nance ML, Zeller JS, Houseknecht EM, Kassam-Adams N, & Wiebe DJ. (2011) Behavioural characteristics associated with dog bites to children presenting to an urban trauma centre. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 17(5), 348-53. PMID: 21444335
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