TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Injuries inflicted by a pet ferret on a child: morphological aspects and comparison with other mammalian pet bite marks JO - Journal of forensic and legal medicine A1 - Ferrant, Ophelie A1 - Papin, Frederique A1 - Dupont, Claire Jr A1 - Clin, Benedicte A1 - Babin, Emmanuel SP - 193 EP - 197 VL - 15 IS - 3 N2 - Ferrets are becoming more and more popular pets in American homes. Nevertheless, they can cause potentially dangerous injuries, particularly in small children. Based on the case of an infant injured by a ferret, the characteristics of the wounds are described and compared with those of other animals. The potential legal implications are also discussed.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1752-928X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2007.05.003 ID - ref1 ER -