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Dog-related injuries
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Dog-related injuries, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 15 October 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Dog-related injuries. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Dog-related injuries. AIHW, 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Dog-related injuries. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Dog-related injuries, AIHW, Canberra.
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This fact sheet reports on hospitalisations that occurred as a result of being bitten or struck by a dog in 2013–14. In 2013–14, 3,644 hospitalised injury cases were due to being bitten by a dog, and 328 cases due to being struck by a dog. Overall, hospitalisations for dog-related injuries were more common in young children aged 0–9 (689 cases, 17%).
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-097-5
- Cat. no: INJCAT 186
- Pages: 4
Findings from this report:
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Nearly 4,000 people were hospitalised due to a dog-related injury in Australia in 2013–14
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90% of hospitalisations were due to dog bites for those aged under 65 years
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For people aged 65 years and over, being struck by a dog accounted for almost a quarter of cases
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The most common body parts injured were the wrist or hand (42%), and the head (23%)