Animal attacks - a red herring of child abuse?
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2006
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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Injuries sustained as a result of attacks by domestic animals, particularly canines, are occasionally encountered at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trauma Unit in Cape Town. Less than 1% of admissions are directly attributable to animal attacks. Animal attacks causing lethal injuries are very rare and should be assessed carefully. We recently dealt with two fatalities attributed to animal attacks.
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van As, A., Kalebka, R., & van der Heyde, Y. (2006). Animal attacks - a red herring of child abuse?. South African Medical Journal, 96(3), 184.