Summer and Animal Bites: A Pediatrician's Perspective Part II

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• Joseph Skoloff

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This article describes how animal bites are more common in the summer because children spend more time outside. It explains that dog and cat bites can cause infections and sometimes need medical care. The article gives tips for parents, like teaching kids to be careful around animals, watching them while they play, and knowing what to do if a bite happens. It also reminds parents to keep pets’ vaccines up-to-date and seek help from a doctor if their child is bitten by an animal.

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Focus Area: Trauma

Audience: Families & Children

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Cats; Child; Dogs; Pediatrics; Risk Factors; Snake Bites; Wounds and Injuries

Institutions: Pediatric Safety

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