TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The incidence of public sector hospitalisations due to dog bites in Australia 2001-2013
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Rajshekar, Mithun
A1  - Blizzard, Leigh
A1  - Julian, Roberta
A1  - Williams, Anne-Marie
A1  - Tennant, Marc
A1  - Forrest, Alex
A1  - Walsh, Laurence J.
A1  - Wilson, Gary
SP  - 377
EP  - 380
VL  - 41
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of dog bite-related injuries requiring public sector hospitalisation in Australia during the period 2001-13. <br><br>METHODS: Summary data on public sector hospitalisations due to dog bite-related injuries with an ICD 10-AM W54.0 coding were sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for the study period 2001-2013. <br><br>RESULTS: In Australia, on average, 2,061 persons were hospitalised each year for treatment for dog bite injuries at an annual rate of 12.39 (95%CI 12.25-12.53) per 100,000 during 2001-13. The highest annual rates of 25.95 (95%CI 25.16-26.72) and 18.42 (95%CI 17.75-19.07) per 100,000 were for age groups 0-4 and 5-9 years respectively. Rates of recorded events increased over the study period and reached 16.15 (95%CI 15.78-16.52) per 100,000 during 2011-13. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Dog bites are a largely unrecognised and growing public health problem in Australia. Implications for public health: There is an increasing public sector burden of hospitalisations for injuries from dog bites in Australia.<br><br>© 2017 Menzies Institute for Medical Research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12630
ID  - ref1
ER  -