On 6/14/17, the Dauphin County dog bite attorney provided a free consultation to a Schuylkill County Pennsylvania woman whose son was bitten on the hand by a neighbor’s unleashed dog. Attorney Thomas J. Newell advised the mother to have her child’s dog attack wound treated by a medical provider since the boy’s skin had been broken. Dog bite wounds to the hand are very susceptible to becoming infected. Decisions regarding the need for a tetanus shot or rabies vaccination should be made in consultation with the treating physician.
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