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Mortality, Mauling, And Maiming By Vicious Dogs, John Bini, Stephen Cohn, Shirley Acosta, Marilyn Mcfarland, Mark Muir, Joel Michalek Dec 2015

Mortality, Mauling, And Maiming By Vicious Dogs, John Bini, Stephen Cohn, Shirley Acosta, Marilyn Mcfarland, Mark Muir, Joel Michalek

John K. Bini

Objective: Maiming and death due to dog bites are uncommon but preventable tragedies. We postulated that patients admitted to a level I trauma center with dog bites would have severe injuries and that the gravest injuries would be those caused by pit bulls. Design: We reviewed the medical records of patients admitted to our level I trauma center with dog bites during a 15-year period. We determined the demographic characteristics of the patients, their outcomes, and the breed and characteristics of the dogs that caused the injuries. Results: Our Trauma and Emergency Surgery Services treated 228 patients with dog bite …


Middle-Aged Man With Penetrating Trauma To The Pancreaticoduodenal Complex, Thomas Bening, John Bini, Brian Perry, Melanie Richards Dec 2015

Middle-Aged Man With Penetrating Trauma To The Pancreaticoduodenal Complex, Thomas Bening, John Bini, Brian Perry, Melanie Richards

John K. Bini

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