Friday, February, 10, 2012

Animal bites

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Bites - animals


Prevention
  • Teach children not to approach strange animals.
  • Do NOT provoke or tease animals.

References

Freer L. Bites and injuries inflicted by wild and domestic animals. In: Auerbach PS. Wilderness Medicine. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2007:chap 51.


Review Date: 01/13/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)