Dog bite injuries to humans and the use of breed-specific legislation: a comparison of bites from legislated and non-legislated dog breeds

Table 5 Sample sizes and incident percentages for type of bite and medical treatment required

Type of bite	Non-Legislated	Legislated	Medical treatment required	Non-legislated	Legislated
Type of bite	n (%)^a	n (%)^a	Medical treatment required	n (%)^a	n (%)^a
Level 2	23(23)	9(22.5)	No treatment/at home treatment	47(47)	12(30)
Level 3	47(47)	22(55)	GP visit/antibiotics/tetanus shot	28(28)	17(42.5)
Level 4	25(25)	6(15)	Stitches/staples/glue/regular wound dressing	21(21)	11(27.5)
Level 5	5(5)	3(7.5)	Serious medical treatment/surgery/fractures/repeat hospital visits	4(4)	0

^aOnly valid responses are used for analyses, therefore totals may not add to total sample size (N = 140)

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