Michigan Dog Bite Lawyer
Dogs are our closest and most popular animal companions but they can also inflict extensive damage on human beings, especially children. Victims of dog bites suffer physical and emotional trauma that can scar them for life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), dogs bite or injure more than 4.7 million people in the U.S. annually and roughly, 16,476 dog bite injuries are work-related. An average of 800,000 Americans have to seek medical attention for dog bites each year and about half of these victims are children. The CDC estimates that over 386,000 persons require treatment in emergency rooms, approximately 6,000 people are hospitalized, and about a dozen people die from dog bite related injuries annually in the U.S. Children between the ages of five and nine are bitten more often than any other age group. Among children four years-old or younger, two-thirds of the injuries are caused to the head or neck region. Injury rates for boys are significantly higher than for girls.
According to the CDC report, the most common dog bite related injuries include:
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