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## Abstract ## Objective To describe a population of dogs affected by escalator‐related injuries, and to characterize the types of injuries sustained and describe treatment administered. ## Design Retrospective study from March 2007 to November 2014. ## Setting Large urban referral and emergency facility. ## Animals Thirty client‐owned dogs presenting with injuries acquired while riding an escalator. ## Interventions None. ## Measurements and Main Results All injuries in this study occurred secondary to entrapment of 1 or more paws in the moving parts of an escalator; 39 paws were injured in total. The median body weight of the patients in this study was 4.25 kg, with 73.3% of the patients weighing less than 10 kg. Fifteen patients (50.0%) were treated surgically, the remainder were managed conservatively. Eight patients (26.7%) underwent digit or partial‐digit amputation. Of the conservatively managed patients, 10 were treated with bandaging of the wounds. Antimicrobials, opiate analgesics, and nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs were administered in both surgically and conservatively managed patients. ## Conclusions While uncommon, escalator accidents can result in significant i

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Author

Emma‐Leigh Pearson; Megan Whelan; Kiko Bracker

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2017

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)