When a dangerous dog bites or attacks a person, the resulting injuries can be devastating. This is especially true when a dog attacks an elderly individual or a small child who cannot run away or protect themselves. Some of the most common injuries that result from dog bites in Redding include puncture wounds, lacerations, deep gashes, and bite marks.
Moreover, when a dog attacks an individual, it may do more than bite the person. Specifically, the dog may forcefully run into the person and knock them to the ground, causing them to sustain other injuries that are no less significant. Potential injuries from a dog attack can include a bone fracture, traumatic head and brain injury, or soft tissue injury.
Dog attack victims must seek emergency medical treatment immediately. The longer they wait to seek medical treatment, the more serious their injury or injuries can become. At a hospital emergency room or urgent care facility, the attending doctor or nurse can examine the person’s condition and render emergency assistance if it is necessary.
For example, the provider may need to give the person a shot, bandage the wound caused by the dog’s bite, or stitch the wound. In addition, the provider can administer an MRI, X-ray, or head scan, depending upon the dog attack victim’s specific injuries and complaints. Finally, the provider may recommend follow-up treatment, such as with an orthopedic doctor, skin doctor, or family doctor. It is important that victims of dog attacks follow through with this recommended medical treatment and that they continue treatment until the provider formally discharges them from care.
Even while you treat your dog attack injuries and focus on getting better, the skilled team of attorneys at Reiner, Slaughter, Mainzer & Frankel can begin handling the legal aspects of your case. Specifically, we can obtain copies of your treatment medical records to date, as well as copies of any incident reports that a police officer prepared, and lost wage documentation. We can start assembling these documents into a settlement demand package that we can then forward to the dog owner’s insurance company after you finish your medical treatment.