TY - JOUR
T1 - The incidence of public sector hospitalisations due to dog bites in Australia 2001–2013
AU - Rajshekar, Mithun
AU - Blizzard, Leigh
AU - Julian, Roberta
AU - Williams, Anne Marie
AU - Tennant, Marc
AU - Forrest, Alex
AU - Walsh, Laurence J.
AU - Wilson, Gary
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Objective: To estimate the incidence of dog bite-related injuries requiring public sector hospitalisation in Australia during the period 2001–13. 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. 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. 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.
AB - Objective: To estimate the incidence of dog bite-related injuries requiring public sector hospitalisation in Australia during the period 2001–13. 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. 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. 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.
KW - dog bite incidence in Australia
KW - dog bite injury
KW - dog bites
KW - hospitalisations from dog bites
KW - Public health
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U2 - 10.1111/1753-6405.12630
DO - 10.1111/1753-6405.12630
M3 - Article
C2 - 28712151
AN - SCOPUS:85023619714
SN - 1326-0200
VL - 41
SP - 377
EP - 380
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
IS - 4
ER -
