Dog Bite: What to Do!

What should you do in case of a serious dog bite?

Dog bites have become very common form of personal injury in this country. Injuries sustained from a dog attack can be severe, leaving the victim maimed and disfigured. In such a scenario, you need to be well equipped with knowledge of the steps to take in order to smoothly transit through the ordeal. The following tips will help you in case you suffer from a serious dog bite.

Emergency aid. The very first thing that should cross your mind in case of serious dog bites is first aid treatment. If you are the victim or a witness to the attack, you need to carry out emergency first aid treatment to victim or yourself. After first aid treatment, the victim should seek further medical attention quickly to prevent any infections.

Superficial Wounds

1. Cleanse the wound with water.
2. Apply peroxide
3. Wrap with bandage
4. See a medical Professional

Puncture Wounds

1. Let the wound bleed if it’s not gushing. It will help to cleanse the wound. Exceptions are head or neck injuries or if there’s a major loss of blood.
2. After a few minutes, apply direct pressure to try to stop the bleeding.
3. Run under light flowing water and gently wash with mild soap for several minutes. Do not use peroxide or other like treatments for this type of wound. They can slow the healing process.
4. If bleeding cannot be controlled, call 911 or get to the nearest ER.

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Ensure you have identified the dog and its owner. Knowing the dog and its owner is very helpful when it comes to making lawsuits in regards to the personal injuries sustained. Moreover, it helps to establish if the dog had been vaccinated against rabies if you do need to undergo a series of rabies shots.  These shots are very expensive and painful.

Take photos of the scene of incidence of dog bite and of all the injuries sustained.  You can ask the any of the witness or perhaps a neighbor to help you. Basically, having photographs of the scene and injuries sustained forms a solid ground upon with you can make an effective lawsuit.  Therefore, ensure you take photos of all the bruises, wounds, bloody and torn cloths and the scene of attack. In addition ask the doctor for all the copies of your medical expenses. This information will be extremely helpful to the personal-injury lawyer you contact.

File a report of the dog bite. If you suffer from a serious dog bite in Northeast Philadelphia, ensure you file a report of the attack with your local police station. A call to 911 will bring them to you. Doing so provides help to the next victim as well as legally documenting your case. Moreover, you will get to know if the dog that assaulted you has any history of biting people. This will be helpful to you and any other person, not to mention your dog-bite attorney who may get bitten by the same dog when it comes to making a personal injury lawsuit.

Contact a personal injury lawyer.  The legal issues surrounding a dog bite injury claim can be very complicated. You should therefore consider hiring a personal injury lawyer. We at Martin’s Mill Legal Center have qualified personal injury legal team that knows all about personal injury lawsuits. Why should you then embark on tackling this complicated legal system all by yourself? If you live in Northeast Philadelphia, and are attacked by a dog, contact us as soon as possible only after your injuries have been treated by professional medical doctors. We will help you build a case around the whole dog bite issue.

Assault from a dog can leave you emotionally traumatized, financially drained and physically handicapped. Getting fully compensated for all these requires you to have an experienced personal injury attorney to guide you through the whole process.

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