This PedsCases note provides a one-page handout on dog and cat bites. It was created by Emma Yanko, a medical student at the University of Saskatchewan with the help of Dr. John Staples, a pediatric plastic surgeon at the University of Saskatchewan.

Click on the image below for a full-screen PDF handout. 

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References

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