Tuesday 28 September 2021

Have You Suffered A Dog Bite Injury? Waterloo Personal Injury Lawyers Can Help You Get Compensation.

There are groups of people who tend to be more vulnerable to a dog attack, so it is important to know what your chances are of being bitten by one, which breeds are most likely to cause serious or even lethal injuries, and what to do if you are involved in such a situation.

Regardless of the situation, if you or someone close to you is injured by a dog that you do not own, you can contact a Waterloo personal injury lawyer to seek monetary compensation from the dog's owner to cover the costs of medical care for injuries caused by the dog.

How likely are you to be bitten by a dog?

It is estimated that every day there is an average of 866 emergency room visits for dog attacks in the United States alone. Of the total number of dog bite victims, 50% are children ages 5 to 9, followed by infants ages 0 to 2. Among adults, men are more likely to be attacked than women, regardless of age.

So the chances of being bitten by a dog, in the case of men, amount to 1 in 50. And with infants and children aged 0-9 years, special attention is required to prevent such fatal events from occurring. 

But have you been one of these people...? Then you will be pleased to know that you are not part of an isolated group of people injured by a dog bite, and although this is not a pleasant thing, you can rest assured that turning to a personal injury lawyer in Waterloo will always be your best option to claim compensation for the damages suffered.

To find out which breeds are most likely to cause serious bites, personal injury lawyers in Waterloo inform you

For the statistical period from 2005 to 2017, according to Canine Journal, Pitbulls topped the list of dogs causing the most serious injuries, causing 284 deaths in those years. Which constitutes 65% of the total dog-related deaths of 433 Americans killed between 2005 and 2017. Second on the list was none other than the Rottweiler, with 45 deaths caused in the same period. Added to Pit Bulls they account for 76% of all fatal dog attacks. 

These figures do not argue that Pit bulls bite more, but they may indicate that they are more efficient once they attack, as it is not the only breed that caused fatalities in the period mentioned above. Other breeds were: German shepherd with 20 kills, Mixed-breed with 17, American bulldog with 15, Mastiff/bull mastiff with 14, and Husky with 13.

The important thing to remember is that, regardless of the breed, if you have been the victim of a dog attack or know someone who has been, you can count on BLW Injury Law timely assistance, so contact us immediately.