Cougar Attacks on Humans: A Case Report

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Cougar Attacks on Humans: A Case Report Denise McKee, MD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 169-173 (September 2003) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Site of cougar attack, Compton Island, British Columbia. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 169-173DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Attacking cougar. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 169-173DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 A, Attack victim's puncture wounds. B, Attack victim's posterior and lateral neck wounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 169-173DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions