Our Milwaukee readers may not know that the week of May 20-26 is National Dog Bite Prevention week. A dog bite, or any animal bite, can be painful and leave scars or in extreme cases can cause death. A number of experts have taken Dog Bite Prevention week as an opportunity to raise awareness about dog bites and what to do to prevent them.
According to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year. Of those, 800,000 seek some form of medical treatment, 386,000 are treated in emergency rooms and sadly, 16 die each year from dog bites. About half of those bitten are children. The second most vulnerable age group is the elderly.
