Open AccessSurvey of knowledge of school children towards the prevalence, severity, management of maxillofacial injuries, and rescue skills in the event of a dog bite
Author(s) -
Deepika Pai,
Abhay Taranath Kamath,
K Pratibha Panduranga,
Ramchandra Kamath,
Kalyana Chakravarthy Pentapati,
Ramadas Nayak,
K Chitra,
Saurabh Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_1110_17
Subject(s) - medicine , animal bites , injury prevention , dog bite , occupational safety and health , first aid , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , family medicine , rabies , veterinary medicine , pathology
Maxillofacial injuries are reported commonly in children encountering animal/dog attack. The level of knowledge of children on such events can form a sound basis for the prevention of maxillofacial injuries resulting from dog bites/attacks.