Life-saving dogs

• Autorzy: Holger Fischer , Claudia Stöllberger , Josef Finsterer
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Dogs can play an important role in their owners’ lives. As well as providing a source of comfort, emotional support, and entertainment, there is now evidence suggesting that dogs may promote their owners’ health. The mechanisms of these beneficial effects, however, are unclear. The important role of dogs in their owners’ medical emergencies is illustrated by two cases of patients admitted to our intensive care unit, in whom untrained domestic dogs saved lives by alerting the family. Companion dogs may react to emergencies of their owners and save lives. Clarifying how dogs perceive medical emergencies might stimulate design of emergency alarm systems.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Epilepsy; Sudden cardiac death; Dogs; Ventricular fibrillation; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

• Czasopismo: Open Medicine
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 7
• Numer: 3
• Strony: 327-328

Daty

wydano

2012-06-01

online

2012-03-29

Twórcy

autor

Holger Fischer

• 2nd Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Juchgasse 25, 1030, Wien, Österreich

autor

Claudia Stöllberger

• 2nd Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Juchgasse 25, 1030, Wien, Österreich,

autor

Josef Finsterer

• Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Juchgasse 25, 1030, Wien, Österreich

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DOI

10.2478/s11536-011-0158-2