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- The ecology of dog bite injury
- Dog bite wounds and infection: a prospective clinical study.
- Dog bites: how big a problem?
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- Treatment of Dog Bite Injuries on the Face
- Dog-bite lacerations: a controlled trial of primary wound closure
- Dog Bites in Urban Children
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- Dog bite injuries in children : A preliminary survey
- A comparison of dog bite injuries in younger and older children treated in a pediatric emergency department
- Fatal Dog Attacks, 1989-1994
- Which Dogs Bite? A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors
- Dog bite in infancy: Trauma and personality development l Dog Bite Lawyers in Seattle
- Unreported dog bites in children l Seattle Dog Bite Attorney
- Severe dog-bite injuries, introducing the concept of pack attack : a literature review and seven case reports l Washington State Dog Bite Lawyer
- Prevention and Treatment of Dog Bites l Washington State Dog Bite Lawyer
- Dog Bites in Children Less Than 4 Years Old l Seattle Dog Bite Lawyer
- The therapy of genital trauma by dog bite l Seattle Dog Bite Attorney
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Deadly dog attacks: only one common denominator
Posted on Mar 17, 2009
We’ve all seen the sensationalistic headlines, each one more gruesome than the last, and all invariably bearing the image of a dog in a Cujo-pose. But the most recent fatal dog bite that seems to stick out in my mind the most happened late last year in Riverside County California.
At the time, I was researching information for a pit bull related story, and came across the mauling death of 60-year old Gerald Ademund. Apparently, just before Christmas, Ademund stepped into his backyard to smoke when his breeding pair of pit bulls attacked and killed him. The news reports surrounding this incident unwaveringly described the incident a “random attack,” but was it?
After reading the NCRC’s meticulously gathered statistics, this attack looks a lot more predictable.
Fatal Attacks Exceedingly Rare
You are more likely to be killed by a random bolt of lightning than by a dog—the numbers prove it.
According to the National Weather Service, in the year 2007, 45 people were struck and killed by lightning. That same year, fatalities attributed to dog attacks are reported as either 33, or 34.
And yet, how many splashy news articles can you recall regarding the unlucky guy smoked by lightning? Obviously, more lightning bolts than dogs were killing folks in 2007, and yet the only lightning story I can truly recall was the Croatian guy whose penis was transformed into a spontaneous lightning rod when he stopped to pee by the roadside. On second thought, that’s probably exactly why I remember the event—but my point is; I also recall dozens of national headlines blaring about this or that fatal dog mauling.
In retrospect, it certainly seems a bit out of proportion.
Another interesting fact the NCRC’s research has concluded is that if you are killed by lightning, it’s a certainty it was an act of God. If you’re killed by a dog, however, you can attribute it to an act of human stupidity. Well, OK—that’s my interpretation of the information, but in light of the evidence, the wording seems appropriate.
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- Part One - Breed-Specific Legislation: aka Breed Ban Laws in Washington State - Seattle Lawyer
