A Forensic and Medical Evaluation of Dog Bites in a Province of W estern T urkey

The aim was to evaluate the demographic data of dog‐bite cases organized from criminal and forensic reports. This study evaluated 328 cases admitted to the D irector of F orensic M edicine, E skisehir, as a result of dog bites between J anuary 1, 2006 and D ecember 31, 2010. It was found that those in the age‐group of 0–18 were most frequently exposed to dog bites (48.5%). Injuries to the lower extremity, upper extremity, and chest/abdomen/back were more frequent in men (72.6%, 76.4%, and 66.1%, respectively), while injuries to the head/neck/face were more frequent in women (52.3%) ( p