Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Emergency nurses routinely treat a wide variety of animal-related injuries, yet the trauma literature rarely addresses injuries associated with livestock. ⋯ Horses were responsible for 75% of the traumas sustained by ranchers and 83% of the traumas sustained by dudes. Bulls were responsible for 94% of the cases involving cowboys. Simply standing near livestock was dangerous for 6% of the sample, including young children. Although helmets and steel-toed boots are currently unpopular, wearing them is a simple and important safety strategy.