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Dog Bite Statistics
- A survey by the national Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta ("CDC") concluded that
dogs bite nearly 2% of the U.S. population -- more than 4.7 million
people annually. (Sacks JJ, Kresnow M, Houston B. Dog bites: how big
a problem? Injury Prev 1996;2:52-4.)
- Almost 800,000 bites per year
-- one out of every 6 -- are serious enough to require medical attention.
(Weiss HB, Friedman D, Coben JH. Incidence of dog bite injuries treated
in emergency departments. JAMA 1998;279:51-53.)
- Dog bites send nearly 334,000
victims to hospital emergency departments per year (914 per day). (National
Center for Health Statistics National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey for 1992-1994. See also the CDC update
of much of that research, focusing on the year 2001, in which it was
established that the number of people treated in emergency rooms was
368,245. CDC releases epidemiologic
survey of dog bites in 2001 - September 15, 2003.)
- Bites to children represent more
than 50 percent of the total number cases.
- 26% of child-victims -- compared
with 12% of the adults -- require medical care. (Ibid., National Center
for Health Statistics, above.)
- Getting bitten by a dog is the
second most frequent cause of visits to emergency rooms. (Weiss HB,
Friedman DI, Coben JH. "Incidence
of dog bite injuries treated in emergency departments," JAMA
1998;279:53, citing US Consumer Product Safety Commission, "Injuries
associated with selected sports and recreational equipment treated in
hospital emergency departments, calendar year 1994." Consumer Product
Safety Review, Summer 1996;1:5. Also citing US Consumer Product Safety
Commission, "Stair Steps and Baby Walkers Don't Mix." Washington D.C.:US
Consumer Product Safety Commission;1992. Consumer Product Safety Alert
No. 009207.)
- Every year 2,851 letter carriers
are bitten. (US Postal Service.)
- An American has a one in 50 chance
of being bitten by a dog each year. (CDC.)
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