POSTAL SERVICE UNLEASHING ANNUAL DRIVE DOG-BITE PREVENTION GOAL OF AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer QUARTZ HILL -- There something about a letter carrier's uniform that can turn even the gentlest dog into a teeth-baring beast. Eric Powers knows that firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first . Powers suffered minor injuries when a small mixed breed dog bit him on his shin while he was on his Quartz Hill delivery route. Powers was taken to a doctor who stitched his wound and gave him a tetanus tetanus (tĕt`nəs, –ənəs) or lockjaw, acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by the toxins of Clostridium tetani. shot. "He seemed fine, but as soon as he came off the leash he came right at me," Powers said of the incident. "It just happened so quick." Powers acknowledged that it could have been a lot worse. And he's hopeful a national public awareness campaign will make such incidents occur less frequently. The U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. is sponsoring National Dog Bite dog bite Public health The clamping of skin and subjacent soft tissues between the upper and lower mandible of a canine, which may cause infections, acting as a disease vector or even death. See Dog. Prevention Week through next Saturday to bring attention to the perils postal carriers face on a daily basis. The Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval is asking customers to place dogs indoors before accepting mail delivery. Postal Service officials say dogs are protective by nature, and sometimes instinctively perceive a letter carrier approaching their home to be a threat. "I think it's great," Powers said of the campaign. "We need to get the message out that we're out there and we definitely don't want any more injuries." Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, is from a statistical standpoint the nation's dog-bite capital, Postal Service officials say, noting that there were 226 recorded incidents in the region in 2006. There were 3,184 dog bites reported nationally last year. Long Beach Postmaster postmaster - The electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a "postmaster" address; usually it is Ken Snavely said in a prepared statement that postal carriers may curtail delivery to a home and possibly surrounding homes if an unrestrained pet is perceived to be a threat to their safety. "People all the time are telling me 'he doesn't bite,'" Powers said. "I just say, 'Yeah, sure. He doesn't bite you."' gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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