The bite behind the bark: what to do when man's best friend is anything but friendly.

Patrick, a five-year-old boy, had been quietly playing in his family's backyard for about an hour. Every time his mother looked out the window to be sure he was OK, he was busily building roads and caves in his sandbox or imagining exciting adventures with plastic people. It only took her a few minu...

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Publicado en:EMS Magazine Vol. 38; no. 12; pp. 58 - 63
Autor principal: Hunter S
Formato: case study pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: HMP Global Dec2009
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Sumario:Patrick, a five-year-old boy, had been quietly playing in his family's backyard for about an hour. Every time his mother looked out the window to be sure he was OK, he was busily building roads and caves in his sandbox or imagining exciting adventures with plastic people. It only took her a few minutes to put away the day's laundry upstairs before her next check on Patrick. She never heard her son approach the strange dog, nor did she hear his first screams. By the time she returned to her vantage point, she saw that a dog had her son trapped against a fence with no room for escape and no way to protect himself. Already bitten, his hand was bleeding and his face was filled with fear. When paramedics arrived, they had to deal with an injured child, a frantic parents and a vicious dog.