DEATH DUE TO FATAL DOG-RELATED INJURIES - A FORENSIC CASE FROM REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, EUROPE

I. Tsranchev, B. Mileva, M. Goshev, M. Gulinac

Abstract: Dog attacks include different types of violation and main risk factors for this action are conditions in which these animals live - such as hunger, thirst, bad health status, possible feelings of being threatened or maltreated. These types of accidents may happen anywhere, but usually family members are often bitten by their own dog, within their home or in nearby locations. These cases are statistically rare, but studies from several countries around the globe indicate that incidents of dog-related injuries have significantly increased in number. The number of European fatalities due to dog attacks have increased through time at a rate of several percentage points per year. These facts highlight the growing importance of this type of traumatism.
Keywords: fatal dog-related injuries, dog attack, acute bleeding.