Legal epidemiology of paediatric dog bite injuries.

Kelli Nicole PattersonAnnamarie BeckmeyerTran BourgeoisKyle Z HorvathAmy L PrattLisa ArmourLing WangPeter C MinneciKatherine J DeansRajan K ThakkarEfthimios Parasidis

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2022)

The presence of city-specific dog-related policies is associated with lower incidence of paediatric dog bite injury claims, suggesting that local policy impacts this important public health issue. There are limited dog-related policies addressing dog bite prevention, with inconsistencies in breadth and depth. Creating consistent, practical requirements among policies with vigorous enforcement could ameliorate public health concerns from paediatric dog bite injuries.

Keyphrases

public health
intensive care unit
emergency department
global health
risk factors
healthcare
physical activity
drug induced