Ways to Protect Yourself from Injuries While Walking Your Dog — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: hard · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 5 min · 742 words

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Over the past 20 years, injuries related to dog walking have been on the rise among adults and children in the U.S., Johns Hopkins University researchers say.

The most common kinds of injuries include broken bones, sprains and head trauma.

From 2001 to 2020, the estimated number of adults treated for dog-walking injuries at emergency departments increased from 7,300 to 32,300 a year. That comes from lead researcher Ridge Maxson who spoke to the Associated Press.

Of those patients, 75 percent were women. Forty-seven percent were adults between ages 40 and 64.

But that information is only for visits to emergency rooms. Maxson said many people might seek treatment at other healthcare centers for…

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Leanne Italie reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/ways-to-protect-yourself-from-injures-while-walkin

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