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Your Dog Bite Attorney Answers: What Should If
I've Been Do If Bitten?
Ohio Dog Bite Injury Lawyer - Cleveland Dog Attacks Attorney – Call The
Right Attorney - Cleveland, Ohio
If you or someone nearby has been bitten by a
dog, stay calm. Once the dog and the victim have been separated, the
first thing to do is seek medical treatment for serious injuries.
Even if you don’t think the wounds require an emergency room visit,
the American Academy of Family Physicians suggests that you seek
medical treatment for a dog bite in the following situations:
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The bite is to your hand, head or foot.
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The bite is very deep or gaping, the bleeding doesn’t
stop in 15 minutes or it looks like a bone is broken.
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The bite looks infected.
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Your last tetanus shot was more than five years ago
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You have a chronic health condition that might affect
your ability to fight infection, such as diabetes, lung or liver
disease, cancer or AIDS.
The next thing to do is try your best to identify the
dog. If the dog that attacked was a stray, call the local animal control
authorities immediately to see if they can find it and check it for rabies.
Most domestic animals in America do not have rabies, but if this one does,
you should start rabies shots as soon as possible. Authorities may also want
to pick up a loose dog deemed dangerously likely to attack, in order to
avoid further attacks, identify any owner and if necessary, euthanize the
dog. If the dog has an owner, ask that owner for its vaccination record. The
dog may have to be quarantined to double-check it for rabies.
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Immediately following the dog attack, you or
someone you trust should document as much of the incident as soon as
possible. Take photographs of your dog bites, other wounds, and the
clothes you wore during the attack as soon after the attack as
possible. Have someone use a cell phone camera if no other camera is
available at the attack scene. After the dog attack, you should
continue to take pictures before, during and following medical
treatment. This visual evidence will be crucial to help your
dog bite lawyer maximize the value of your injury claim and possible
settlement.
It will also be extremely helpful to your attorney to
write down the names of any witnesses to the attack. You may have to return
to the scene and ask neighbors and regular passers-by whether they saw what
happened. Keep copies of all of the documents related to the incident,
including medical bills, the dog’s licensing information and any
correspondence between you and the dog’s owner. Write down conversations or
comments you remember from the scene while they’re still fresh in your mind.
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The owner of the dog will likely be insured against dog
bite lawsuits; it’s likely that he or she at least has homeowner's or
renter's insurance that covers dog bites. If that’s the case, you may hear
from an insurance adjuster that wants to do a quick settlement for a reduced
value before you can talk with a dog bite attorney. Do not give a statement
– recorded or otherwise – and do not sign any documents. Simply ask for the
adjuster's name and contact information as well as the claim number; and
tell the adjuster that you want to have time to recover before discussing
your claim.
Because of the nature of these claims, it is then important to call the
right dog bite injury attorney as soon as possible. Call The Spitz Law Firm
now for a free initial consultation.
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"After the dog attack, you should continue to take
pictures before, during and following medical treatment. This visual
evidence will be crucial to help your dog bite lawyer maximize the value of
your injury claim and possible settlement."
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