Jaguar Attack on a Child: Case Report and Literature Review

Jaguar attacks on humans rarely occur in the wild. When they do, they are often fatal. We describe a jaguar attack on a three-year-old girl near her home deep in a remote area of the Guyanese jungle. The patient had a complex but, relatively, rapid transport to a medical treatment facility for her l...

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Main Authors: Iserson, Kenneth V., Francis, Adama M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2015-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/45f0x7r9