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28. Hospitalization does not mean you simply walked into an ER.

Tue May 21, 2013, 04:13 PM

May 2013

The stats are from the CDC and they distinguish between just being treated and released in the ER and actually being hospitalized:

4.2.6 Data Element: Disposition

Disposition: The status of the injured person at the time of release from the emergency department. The five possible categories are treated and released; transferred to another facility (e.g., trauma center, rehabilitation unit); transferred and hospitalized; hospitalized; and observed (i.e., held for observation) or unknown.

The number of people treated and released for dog bite injuries in 2011 was 339,340, not 9,000. The CDC does not provide statistics for cat-inflicted injuries.

If you think that I'm concerned about injuries that are on a par with a cat bite or scratch that is painful for several days, you are really off base. I'm concerned about horrific, disfiguring, life-altering injuries.

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In 2011 almost 9000 people were hospitalized because of dog attacks (a 55% increase from 2001). [View all] Nine May 2013 OP

False equivalency. Zoeisright May 2013 #1

I'm not equating guns and dogs. Nine May 2013 #2

There are 20-30 accidental gun deaths for every dog bite death. geek tragedy May 2013 #5

I don't think fatalities is the only measure of severity. Nine May 2013 #8

If more people die in car accidents than die in accidental drownings XemaSab May 2013 #51

Who let the dogs out !. nt clarice May 2013 #3

Your headline is blatantly false geek tragedy May 2013 #4

I said "deaths AND serious injuries." Nine May 2013 #6

It's true of 'serious' injuries, but not of deaths. geek tragedy May 2013 #7

whether or not the headline is false, it does bury the actual issue booley May 2013 #9

And, they don't discuss lost limbs, paralysis, and other geek tragedy May 2013 #10

Any time anything is compared to gun deaths gollygee May 2013 #11

Gun accidents alone cause 20-30 times as many deaths geek tragedy May 2013 #15

didn't brietbart try this with hammers and rifles? booley May 2013 #48

Perhaps it might be better to take off the other subject and concentrate on the dogs. Xyzse May 2013 #12

It's not the breed that's the problem, it's the human. baldguy May 2013 #38

I agree. Xyzse May 2013 #44

It's also the fact dogs are alive booley May 2013 #49

Agreed. Xyzse May 2013 #50

It must hurt like hell trying to cram a size 8 foot into a size 5 shoe..but, I will agree, they are Tikki May 2013 #13

Are people really going to even deny that we have a DOG attack problem? Nine May 2013 #14

You are "not talkingabout breeds" yet your op is about "certain kinds of dogs". uppityperson May 2013 #25

I didn't want this thread to devolve into the same old pit bull threads everyone has seen before. Nine May 2013 #47

What we have is a problem with people not being responsable. baldguy May 2013 #39

Why do you hate dogs? nt FLyellowdog May 2013 #16

Why don't you care about the dogs attacked by other dogs? (nt) Nine May 2013 #17

Two words.... FLyellowdog May 2013 #19

It looks like this breed fad parallels that of the rise of the SUV and Hummer ErikJ May 2013 #18

False equivalency. You're much more likely to survive a dog bite than a gunshot wound. baldguy May 2013 #20

Non-issue Daemonaquila May 2013 #21

Your compassion is overwhelming. Nine May 2013 #34

I had to see the doctor 4 times from cat bites/claws hollysmom May 2013 #22

Were you hospitalized for it? Nine May 2013 #23

no, but I still have the scars hollysmom May 2013 #24

Hospitalization does not mean you simply walked into an ER. Nine May 2013 #28

I get it, but don't think these cat attacks were piddling hollysmom May 2013 #37

Dogs can usually do a hell of a lot more damage than cats, though. Arugula Latte May 2013 #26

My dog draws blood all the time from me hollysmom May 2013 #27

She's tenderizing you. Orrex May 2013 #35

Lol. Arugula Latte May 2013 #36

thanks, now I am scared!!!! hollysmom May 2013 #40

Almost 7000 people are shot accidentally annually? Wow! jmg257 May 2013 #29

and the reason is: the increasingly shitty economy. HiPointDem May 2013 #30

1% of dog bite victims are hospitalized while 5-10% of cat bite victims are REP May 2013 #31

Whenever celebs jump on a "cause" like baby munching dogs galileoreloaded May 2013 #32

That's why lawyers are dog lovers. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #33

Hence the rise of malicious litigation websites like DogsBite.org and DogBiteLaw.com. baldguy May 2013 #41

What makes them "malicious"? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #42

They're sensationalistic, they lie, they use inaccurate & outdated research baldguy May 2013 #43

How would people feel about dog owners being required to carry liability insurance, same as drivers? Nine May 2013 #45

I think the dog humpers would have a figurative cow when the all the landlords say "no pets". galileoreloaded May 2013 #46

easy... thats because Celldweller May 2013 #52

Heh. Well almost no one else seems to have any ideas they want to share. Nine May 2013 #53