What should you do if you are attacked by a pit bull in Pennsylvania? Follow these guidelines:
- Get to a hospital as quickly as possible.
- If you/your child has suffered serious pit bull attack wounds, try to go to a hospital with a certified Trauma Unit.
- For those who live in the Lehigh Valley, the nearest medical treatment facility with a Trauma Unit is Lehigh Valley Hospital which is located at 1200 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA.
- Pit bulls normally cause severe lacerations that penetrate deep into the subcutaneous tissue.
- Pit bull attack wounds are very susceptible to becoming infected. Take your prescribed medication to is completion.
- Attorney Thomas J. Newell has represented dog bite victims in 34 different PA Counties with many of his clients having been attacked by pit bulls.
- Your PA dog bite lawyer aggressively pursues every possible legal option versus negligent pit bull owners.
- Frequently, Thomas J. Newell, Esquire sues them with one or more additional claims for Punitive Damages.
- Call the Pennsylvania pit bull attack attorney now at 800-980-4842.
- Report the pit bull attack to the PA Dog Warden assigned to your County.
