Sentences with phrase «from dog bite injuries»

The legislative proposal results from a shocking case in which an elderly woman in Virginia Beach died from dog bite injuries last year.

If you feel that you are owed compensation to recover from your dog bite injuries, the Tampa personal injury attorneys at Lorenzo & Lorenzo can help.

The goal is to help put a spotlight on the fact that, nationally, more than 4.7 million Americans — half of them children — suffer from dog bite injuries every year.

Additionally, you can also seek for compensation from the dog owner's homeowner's insurance to recover costs from a dog bite injury.

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Then on those numerous occasions when an NBA team loses a player to injury, dog bites or airsickness, a general manager can pluck a replacement from a WBA team.

More work is also needed with dog breeders to supply dogs that are less likely to bite and that have inhibited bites that do less damage, moving away from a victim or owner «blame» model to explain dog bite injury.

Threatening behavior — some examples: • Bending over a dog, or rousing him from his sleep • Reaching to touch a dog's head (when he doesn't want to be touched) • Staring into a dog's eyes (worse, at eye level, like toddlers do) • Trying to touch or remove a bone, a toy, a bowl of food or anything the dog wants • Screaming near the dog's face or producing other startling noises in his proximity • Running toward, past, or away from a dog • Walking too close to a dog on leash • Entering a protective dog's territory • Being afraid in the presence of a dog • Sticking a hand or finger (especially children) inside a dog's enclosure • Making threatening gestures, like raising a fist or wielding a stick • Causing pain, injury, or subjugation to a dog • Overexcitement during play can cause a friendly dog to nip or bite as he would a playmate.

The vaccine provides dogs with protective antibodies that are reported to help dogs experience less pain and have a reduced risk of permanent injury from a rattlesnake bite.

«Statistics provided by Monash University's Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit show the number of hospital admissions because of dog - related injuries — not just bites — almost doubled from 451 in 2000 - 01 to 717 last year.

Not only do outside cats suffer from disease, dog bites and injuries by cars, but they also inflict death and injury on wildlife.

As one who, for the last 30 years, has been on the receiving end of the dog - bite injuries that pass through the Children's Hospital Emergency Room, as well as on the staff at the Shriners Hospitals for Children where we see the late effects of these injuries from across the nation, I can categorically tell you that the problems associated with dog bites are indeed breed - specific.

When I started my career, the most common dog - bite injuries were from German shepherds and occasionally retrievers.

To compare accidental injuries treated in emergency rooms, a person is roughly 23 times more likely to be injured from a fall than from a dog bite; 12 times more likely to be injured by a car; 7 times more likely to be injured by a sharp object; and, 1.5 times more likely to be injured by a bicycle.

Skin injury or trauma from scratching due to dog skin Itch, trauma from bites, wounds or scratches

The boy received only minor injuries from his bite, but his dog needed stitches, the boy's mother said.

No single factor has been shown, in isolation from other factors, to be the sole cause of a dog bite - related injury or fatality.

The woman who tried to protect her small dog was treated for injuries including a bite from the pit bull that attacked her dog, Ritz said in a news release.

Listerine has a high alcohol content, so you would not want your dog to consume any, but this also make it an effective antiseptic on a cut or wound, and the smell combined with the flavor can help prevent the dog from biting himself and making an injury worse.

Breed specific laws do not protect communities from fatal dog attacks and / or dog bite injuries.

In my experience, these types of leashes a.) tend to cause dogs to act more aggressively and to pull hard on the leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another dog since the dog that is straining at the end of the leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible dog owners who do not train their dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their dogs, causing more aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your dog to charge after other dogs, animals and even people; e.) are hard to control once the dog is at the end of the line, and can get caught in the leashes of other dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the leash handle, many dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from behind and that could cause your dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to dogs and owners.

The leash and halter prevents escape from the stimulus; helps build the dog's confidence; controls the head and nose in order to get the desired behavior (e.g. sit, heel); allows the owner to redirect the head away from the stimulus and toward the owner; prevents the possibility of a bite or injury; and provides a reward or release for each proper response.

Dogs and cats can sustain injuries to the brain when they are hit by a car, attacked and bitten around the head by a larger animal or shaken by a larger animal or when they fall from a height, receive a gunshot wound or suffer blunt force trauma of some kind.

At least two Floridians have died due to injuries from dog bites.

Dogs forced to fight one another suffer severe injuries such as wounds from biting and broken bones, and often die when the fight is over or shortly thereafter.

Some studies of dog bite injuries have shown that Pitbull bites result in more serious injuries than bites from other dog breeds.

Crushing injuries usually result from dog bites.

Campos Pinto, F.G., Tavares, W.M., Cardeal, D.D., et al. «Craniocerebral Injuries from Dog Bites.»

Some of the covered types of dog accidents include broken bones, burns, insect bites, bee stings, poison ingestion, lacerations, and injuries resulting from falls and car accidents.

And when aroused play becomes aggressive, dogs have been bitten, badly injured, or have died from injuries suffered at dog parks.

Traumatic injuries for pets and military dogs include car accidents, falls from high elevations, biting or crushing wounds, as well as injuries caused by weapons such as guns, knives or explosions.

I.e. play group / doggie daycare participation, ability to keep dogs confined in yard to eliminate roaming and injury, increased dog bites to humans (75 % of human dog bites are from male intact dogs per the CDC and 37 % of dog bites in 2013 were to children 5 - 9 yrs.

A vaccinated dog is much less likely to suffer permanent injury or die from rattlesnake bite, but it is still possible.

In a syndicated New York Times story from 1977 on dog bites, opening with the story of a seven year - old boy receiving a very minor injury from a Great Dane, author Jane E. Brody advises, «(S) imple precautions on the part of the dog owners and potential victims could prevent most of these attacks.»

Children also tend to be more vulnerable to injuries stemming from dog bites than adults.

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«The literature on dog bites suggests you're more likely to report a bite from a German Shepherd than a Jack Russell, because it's a more severe injury,» says Mills.

How to prevent your child from being bitten by the family dog: From 2003 to 2012, dog bites were the 11th leading cause of nonfatal injury to children between the ages of 1 and 4 years from being bitten by the family dog: From 2003 to 2012, dog bites were the 11th leading cause of nonfatal injury to children between the ages of 1 and 4 years From 2003 to 2012, dog bites were the 11th leading cause of nonfatal injury to children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old.

That is, if a dog is causing the type of injury that needs shaving, suturing, drains, or antibiotics at the vet, then the dog who has the damaging bite must be kept apart from other dogs except when muzzled.

Children go to the emergency room for injuries from bicycles and poisoning more often than they do from dog bites.

Dogs from small breeds also bite and are capable of causing severe injury.

According to public records, the United States Postal Service letter carriers experienced more than 3,300 dog - bite injuries annually (based on data from 2001 — 2006).

«Its purpose is to reduce injuries from dog bites, but there is no municipality or state where it's enacted where they've been able to show that it's accomplished this.»

The owner hereby represents Cavallo Point Lodge that their pet is not inclined to bite, and that in the event that their dog bites causing injury while on the Lodge premises, the owner hereby agrees to fully and hold harmless and indemnify Cavallo Point Lodge from any liability, which Cavallo Point may incur, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees, relating to such dog bite.

Rosenfeld cites the dog - unfriendly environment of congested urban neighbourhoods, the increasing popularity of aggressive breeds such as pitbulls and rottweilers, and a lack of training and supervision from owners as reasons why insurance claims related to dog bite and attack injuries have increased more than 50 % over the last decade.

With an extensive personal injury practice including 18 office locations, we're prepared to handle a wide range of claims, from car accidents, severe dog bites, motorcycle accidents, product defects, auto defect injuries, and other serious or catastrophic injuries.

Every year a large number of people become the victim of dog bite and if you have been the victim of a dog bite injury you need to get assistance from a dog bite Injury Lawyer Chicago IL.

Negligence per se is another type of doctrine that can be used on behalf of a victim who wishes to seek compensation for his or her injuries from a dog bite.

Compensation We Can Pursue Dog bite injuries can range in severity from mild to life - threatening, and the compensation available to you will be a reflection of the unique circumstances of your case.

[Where state trooper took affirmative action of allowing police dog to be off leash, there is no immunity from suit; actions for personal injury caused by police dog will be analyzed under the dog bite common law, whether the owner of the dog knew or should have known of the dog's vicious propensities, as the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act does not permit actions under strict liability.]

The attorneys at Altman & Altman represent the families of injured children hurt through a variety of different mechanisms of injury, from those caused by defective car seats or cribs to injuries sustained by dog bites.