2023-04-26 13:20:00
The researchers report that women and adults aged 65 and older were more likely to suffer serious injuries, such as fractures and traumatic brain injury, than people in other demographic groups.
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The study, published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance Database, operated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The researchers found that an estimated 422,659 adults sought treatment in US emergency rooms for injuries resulting from off-leash dog walking from 2001 to 2020. Nearly half of all patients were adults aged 40 to 64, and 75% of patients were women. Most of the injuries occurred due to Falling after being pulled by the dog, getting tangled or tripping over the leash attached to their dog.
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