A rooster is a male chicken that can be territorial and attack humans who get too close.
Group: gallinaceous bird (landfowl)
Species: Gallus gallus
Sources of injury:
(1) spur
(2) beak
(3) claws
In cock fighting a metal spur may be added which can serious injury.
Small children are most at risk of being attacked.
Most common sites of injury:
(1) legs
(2) eyes
(3) head
Complications:
(1) bleeding, which can be fatal if the victim is anticoagulated and a large vein is opened
(2) infection
(3) eye injury
(4) psychologic stress after being attacked
(5) retained spur
(6) skull fracture (in small children)
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Specialty: Emergency Medicine
