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Your One Stop Online Resource for California Dog Bite Victims

This web site is intended to help those who have been bitten, attacked, or otherwise injured as a result of a dog bite. There are lots of great web sites out there on how to prevent dog attacks. This site is intended to help those who have just been bitten or recently attacked by a dog. Here you will find help and resouces intended to help you through this difficult time.

Reasons to call your doctor now

If bleeding doesn't stop after 15 minutes of pressure or you believe you may have a cut artery, fractured or broken bone, nerve damage, or another serious injury.

If you think the dog bite may cause infection including rabies. You don't need to call your doctor for a minor dog scrape, unless you believe the wound may be infected.

If a dog has bitten on your face, head, hand, or foot, or you have a bite that is bleeding, deep or gaping.

If you have any indication of infection, such as redness, swelling, hot or warm feeling, oozing of pus from the wound, headache or fever.

If you have diabetes, liver or lung disease, cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or another condition or illness that could affect your ability to fight infection.

If your last tetanus shot (vaccine) was more than five years ago. If so, your doctor may give you a "tetanus booster shot."

You were bitten by any dog with unknown immunization status.

What to do when Bitten or Attacked

Severe dog bite?

Need immediate medical attention?

WHERE TO GO (CLICK BELOW)

San Francisco Bay Area Hospitals

Southern California Hospitals

What To Do When Bit By A Dog:

If necessary, call 911 to be taken to the nearest hospital emergency room. As necessary, go to or call your doctor.

Wash the wound or punctured area gently with soap and water

Apply pressure with a clean towel to the injured or punctured area to stop any bleeding.

Apply a sterile bandage to the wound.

Keep the dog bite injury area elevated above the level of the heart to slow swelling and prevent infection.

Report the incident to the proper authorities your community the animal control office and the police.

For less severe or minor dog bite apply antibiotic ointment to the area two times every day to promote healing.

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Disclosure: This site does not contain legal advice. Photos may not depict people, places or situations related to clients or cases.Other photographs are intended for dramatizaton purposes only.

Statements regarding medical, legal, and insurance help should not be construed as a guarantee, warrantee or prediction regarding the result or outcome of one's health, insurance claim or legal matter.

All dogs can potentially cause severe harm and injury, but some bread of dogs are obviously more dangerous than others. The American Veterinary Medical Association, after conducting in-depth research, concluded the dog breeds above to be most dangerous to humans. But all dog breeds have been known to bite humans, including these: Airedale Terrier

Akita Inu

American Cocker Spaniel