@article{ref1,
title="The perils of pet ownership: a new fall-injury risk factor",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="2004",
author="Kurrle, S. E. and Day, Randal and Cameron, Ian D.",
volume="181",
number="11-12",
pages="682-683",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To describe fall-related injuries due to pets in an older population. DESIGN: Case series. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Patients aged 75 years and over presenting to the emergency department of a metropolitan hospital in northern Sydney over 18 months, with a fracture directly related to their pet. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Type of fracture; circumstances of injury. RESULTS: 16 cases (mean patient age, 81 years) are described; 13 (81%) involved women. Animals of five species were involved, with cats and dogs being the most common pet hazard. CONCLUSIONS: Pets are a potential environmental hazard in the occurrence of fall-related injuries in older people, with dogs and cats most likely to be involved. Women appear more likely than men to be injured.",
language="",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}