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Elderly woman dies after being pecked by ‘aggressive rooster’, highlighting the dangers of varicose veins
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AN elderly woman was killed after being at- tacked by an “aggressive rooster” while collecting eggs on her rural prop- erty in South Australia.
The woman’s death was studied by University of Adelaide professor of pa- thology Roger Byard, who said researchers hoped to prevent similar deaths in the future by bringing the details to light.
Professor Byard said
the woman was collect- ing eggs from her chicken coop on her rural property in SA when the rooster pecked her lower left leg, causing her to haemor- rhage and collapse.
An autopsy later re- vealed two small lacera- tions on her lower left leg, with her death the result of bleeding varicose veins.
“This case made us re- alise how vulnerable the elderly are, varicose veins
are very easy to damage. “Older people are also not as good at defending themselves against ani- mal attacks, their balance might not be as good,”
he said.
The study recently pub-
lished in the journal of Forensic Science, Medi- cine and Pathology, fo- cused on the dangers for elderly people who had varicose veins.
Varicose veins are twist-
ed and enlarged veins which bulge above the skin’s surface.
Professor Byard said the problem was that people with varicose veins could bleed very quickly.
“I’ve had a number of cases where people have just been wander- ing around in their home and just run into furniture which has caused a small injury,” Byard said.
While Professor
Byard admitted rooster attacks were rare, he said this case, which had hap- pened recently, raised concerns about the dan- gers of small domestic animals.
“They are very rare, there have been a couple of cases overseas where children have been pecked by roosters. Because they have thin skulls, the roost- er has actually caused brain damage.
“There was another fel- low in California who was at a rooster fighting pit and a rooster had a knife attached to its leg and stabbed or slashed him.”
He said elderly people with varicose veins need- ed to understand they may be vulnerable.
“There are a couple of messages, one is never trust a rooster, the second one is if you’ve got vari- cose veins, get something done about it,” Byard said.
Camron Slessor
The woman was killed after being pecked by a rooster when she went to collect eggs. Photo: Flickr- Blackthorn orphans.
Professor Roger Byard of the University of Adelaide.
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