Cp) vo) ©) (ss) us a) tS =) —) = > — iS ) (e) (S) © m2) © (=) is & = Hospitalizations and Emergency Dent. Visits for Dog Bites Children Aged 0-17 Years, Miami-Dade County, 2005 Dog bites to children are a largely preventable public health problem. In most cases the dog that bit the child was their own dog or the dog of a neighbor and the bite ‘occurred at someone's home. This indicates that most bites to children are preventable through supervision and education of children and families. In 2005, there were 841 emergency department (ED) vis- its and 9 hospitalizations due to dog bites to Miami-Dade County children aged 0-17 years. No deaths occurred from dog bites to this age group during 2005. ‘+ Nonfatal dog bites occurred most frequently on the weekend (38% of all cases) and most commonly occurred in the afternoon and evening hours of 3pm-11pm each day of the week (69% of cases). Day of Week & Hour of Day for Dog Bite Incidents Residents Aged 0-17 Yrs., Miami-Dade Co., 2005 Fn 7 ‘8 11pm-7am| 3pm-11pm |B 7am-3pm Sat ‘Sun Mon Tues Thurs Fr os BREE Cie Injuries + Nonfatal dog bites occurred most Dog Bite Rate per 10,000 Residents by Age Group often to children under 14 years Hospitalized and ED Visits, Miami-Dade Co., 2005 aos. Cire aged 5:9 years, had the highest rate of nonfatal oq | dog bites in 2005. 2. | SB 150 128 + Male children suffered 61% of © nonfatal dog bites and had a dog i” 109 | bite rate nearly 50% higher than = gy r female children. | oo * There were no racial or ethnic O4ys = S0ye 10-14yme 187 yee differences for dog bite rates eae among county children.Body Region Injured by Dog Bite Injuries Percentage of Nonfatal Dog Bite Injurios by Primary Body Region Injured & Age Group Percent [Bread & Neck [upper Extremity [E]Trunk [) Lower Extremity) Other, Unspec. Hospitalizations and ED Visits, Miami-Dade Co, 2005 400% 200% O4ys 5-95 Age Group 1044 ys 15-17 9s Residence of Children Injured by Dog Bites Zip Code of Residence (# of dog bites) = Two out of every three nonfatal dog bite injuries to children aged 0-4 years were to the child’s face or head. + As children aged, the percentage of dog bite injuries to the face or head declined and injuries to the lower extremity increased. ‘+ 78% of dog bite injuries were open wounds and another 17% were su- perficial cuts and contusions. Hospitalizations & Emergency Dept. Visits Due to Dog Bites Injury Rate/10,000 Residents Aged 0-17 Years by Zip Code of Residence Communities with Highest Dog Bite Injury Rates, Miami-Dade Co., FL 2005 =I a5 S22 S26 S73 pe ‘33035: Homestead (5) 33170: Goulds, Silver Palm (8) ‘33032: Princeton, S. Alapattha (22) 33010: Hialeah (28) 33030: Homestead (25) 33165: Westchester, Olympia Hts. (25) 33013: Hialeah (15) 33182: Unincorp M-D (W. of Dora) (9) 33034: Florida City, Homestead (12) 33133: Coconut Grove (12) 33033; Homestead, Leisure City (26) 33150: Pinewood, Litle Hail, Model City (17) 33014: Miami Lakes, Hialeah (20) 33174: Sweetwater (12) 33185: Coral Terrace, Westchester (18) MIAMEDADE COUNTY (850) E223 (22 ae SEE 2s 207 a 207 20+ 203 (aE 202 ———_ =u oo 25.0 50.0 Rate/t0,000 75.0Residence of Children Injured by Dog Bites Dog Bite Injury Rate/10,000 by Zip Code of Residence Hospitalizations and Emergency Dept. Visits to Residents Aged 0-17 Years, Miami-Dade Co., FL, 2005 ‘ate per Less than § 001 - 11.80 11.81 - 1820 18.21-9220 92.21 84.80