Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To review the types of injuries due to law enforcement (K-9) dog bites and address related management issues. ⋯ Attention to potential deep injuries of nerves, vessels, and the musculoskeletal system is essential with law enforcement dog bites. Injuries associated both with pursuit and arrest and with the bites themselves must be identified and assessed. Guidelines for the ED treatment of patients with law enforcement dog bite injuries are proposed.