Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

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Retrospective Study of Bite Wounds of Dogs in Daejeon and Chungnam Area (69 cases)

대전 및 충남지역의 개에서 발생한 교상에 대한 추적조사 (69예)

  • Kim, Young-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Yeon (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jee, Hyun-Chul (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Ji-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Ho-Jung (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-Jun (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Seong-Mok (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
  • 김영훈 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 이재연 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 지현철 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 박지영 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 이영원 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 최호정 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 박성준 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 김명철 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 정성목 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

The medical records of 69 dogs with history of bite wounds, between 1998 and 2006, were reviewed. Information obtained from these files included the general statistics of the patients (sex, age, breed, weight), season on occurrence of injuries, body areas wounded, therapeutic regime used and mortality rates. Intact male dogs were more frequently bitten. The weight distribution of the bitten population was varied 41% for small, 16% for medium and 17% for large dogs. The highest incidence was in young animals. The distribution of bite wound injuries over the year was recorded with peaks in April (13%), March (12%), August (12%) and September (10%). The common regions of injury were the head (22), fore-limbs (17), hind-limbs (15), abdomen (15), thorax (15) and neck (14). Mortality tends to be increased in cases of thoracic or abdominal injury. The results about the prevalence of bite wounds in Daejeon and Chungnam area are intended to use as a reference data in veterinary practice.

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