Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms
Athletes who train in public places in urban and rural areas are just as attacked and injured by dogs of known owners as they are by dogs with no owners, in a relatively equal proportion. The largest number of bites occurs in the summer, what makes up half of all bites, just when sports activity...
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Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton
2021-08-01
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| author | Muhamed Katica Nadža Kapo Nasreldin Hassan Ahmed Anida Kapo-Gurda Safet Kapo |
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| description | Athletes who train in public places in urban and rural areas are just
as attacked and injured by dogs of known owners as they are by
dogs with no owners, in a relatively equal proportion. The largest
number of bites occurs in the summer, what makes up half of all
bites, just when sports activity is most pronounced. Athletes who
are most often exposed to potential attacks and bites are cyclists, long-distance athletes, marathon runners, recreational athletes, etc. both during training and competitions. Off-road cyclists
are at a significantly higher risk of dog attacks because cycling
takes place off-road, that is, away from urban areas. Dog attacks
can adversely affect the psycho-physical readiness of athletes. In
Bosnia and Herzegovina there have been no cases of injuries to
athletes recorded by competent medical institutions or umbrella
sports associations. It is necessary to work on more efficient administration (registration and recording of attacks and bites of dogs).
It is of utmost importance to educate athletes on dog behaviour, the
reasons for their aggressive behaviour and causal mechanisms of
dog attacks as well as the first aid education, what can have a great
impact on reducing further complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c361a5a3714646a593f20bda1a69fe232023-08-23T13:15:40ZengMedical Association of Zenica-Doboj CantonMedicinski Glasnik1840-01321840-24452021-08-0118233834210.17392/1344-21Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanismsMuhamed Katica0Nadža Kapo1Nasreldin Hassan Ahmed2Anida Kapo-Gurda3Safet Kapo4Department of Pathological Physiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of SarajevoVeterinary Faculty, University of SarajevoEmergency Medicine Clinic, Clinical Centre of the University of SarajevoFaculty of Educational Sciences, University of SarajevoFaculty of Sport and Physical Education of the University of Sarajevo; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Athletes who train in public places in urban and rural areas are just as attacked and injured by dogs of known owners as they are by dogs with no owners, in a relatively equal proportion. The largest number of bites occurs in the summer, what makes up half of all bites, just when sports activity is most pronounced. Athletes who are most often exposed to potential attacks and bites are cyclists, long-distance athletes, marathon runners, recreational athletes, etc. both during training and competitions. Off-road cyclists are at a significantly higher risk of dog attacks because cycling takes place off-road, that is, away from urban areas. Dog attacks can adversely affect the psycho-physical readiness of athletes. In Bosnia and Herzegovina there have been no cases of injuries to athletes recorded by competent medical institutions or umbrella sports associations. It is necessary to work on more efficient administration (registration and recording of attacks and bites of dogs). It is of utmost importance to educate athletes on dog behaviour, the reasons for their aggressive behaviour and causal mechanisms of dog attacks as well as the first aid education, what can have a great impact on reducing further complications.https://ljkzedo.ba/mgpdf/mg35/05_Katica_1344_A.pdfaggressionanimalsfirst aidmarathon runningsports |
| spellingShingle | Muhamed Katica Nadža Kapo Nasreldin Hassan Ahmed Anida Kapo-Gurda Safet Kapo Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms Medicinski Glasnik aggression animals first aid marathon running sports |
| title | Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms |
| title_full | Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms |
| title_fullStr | Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms |
| title_short | Dog bites and attacks on athletes: lack of effective prevention mechanisms |
| title_sort | dog bites and attacks on athletes lack of effective prevention mechanisms |
| topic | aggression animals first aid marathon running sports |
| url | https://ljkzedo.ba/mgpdf/mg35/05_Katica_1344_A.pdf |
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