title: Fatal big cat attacks.
abstract: Two cases of fatal attacks by large cats are presented. In the first case, a 30-year-old female zoo worker was attacked by a jaguar that had escaped its cage. In the second case, a 2-year-old girl was fatally injured by her father's pet leopard. The pattern of injuries in these cases is nearly identical to those of these cats' prey in the wild.
authors.affiliation: Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cohle
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Harlan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harlan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000473:pathology*; D002335:Carnivora; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries