Call for caution around dogs

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Sep 2010, 11:10 BST
A SENIOR doctor in the Western Health and Social Care Trust's (Western Trust) Emergency Department is calling for people to be cautious around dogs.

Dr Paul Baylis, Western Trust Consultant in Emergency Medicine, issued the appeal to both dog owners and to the wider public in light of a recent high profile incident where a child was bitten by a dog in the Londonderry area.

In the period between 1 January and 31 August this year, a total of 101 attendances of people of all ages have been recorded at the Western Trust's Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at Altnagelvin Hospital as a result of incidents involving dogs.

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