# Dog Bite Injury Record Review > Dog bite injury record review: the animal control file, the rabies course, wound care, scarring and the emotional injury, all page-cited. Canonical page: https://medrecords.ai/solutions/dog-bite-injury-record-review/ --- New — **Missing Records Detection:** flags every visit, provider, and date missing from the file. [See how →](https://medrecords.ai/product/missing-records-identification/) 1. [Solutions](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/) 2. [Case types](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/case-types/) 3. Dog bites Dog bite cases ## A dog bite case has 2 files. *One of them is about the dog.* Medrecords AI lines up the animal control file with the medical chronology: the bite report, the quarantine, any prior bites, then the wound care, the rabies shots, the infections, the scars and the fear that followed. Every entry links to its page. [Book a demo ](https://medrecords.ai/demo/) [See a sample chronology](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/dog-bite-injury-record-review/#sample) - HIPAA, under a BAA - SOC 2 - 100 pages a minute - First case is free on us **1 bite, 2 files** — tap a point bite · 5 May 2025 Animal control file 2023 Medical file May 2025 — Jun — Sep — Dec 12 Sep 2023Prior bite report — Animal control file Same dog. Minor bite to a delivery driver. p. 4 — prior bite Illustrative case. The people, the dog, dates and pages are fictional. 4.5Mbites a year Dog bites in the US each year. About 800,000 need medical care. CDC $69,272average claim The average dog-related injury claim paid by US homeowners insurers in 2024. Insurance Information Institute 10days The observation period for a healthy dog after a bite, used to rule out rabies. CDC 100pages a minute How fast Medrecords AI reads the file. Medrecords AI Where dog bite cases turn ### 6 places the insurer looks first. The chronology gets you there before they do. Dog bite claims are often paid by a homeowner's or renter's policy, and the insurer reads both files. These are the points where the case gets decided, each flagged with its page. Animal control file #### The prior bites Earlier bite reports, complaints and citations for the same dog, with dates. Many state rules turn on what the owner knew. prior biteAnimal control file #### The bite report Where, when and how, in the officer's words, set beside what the ED recorded. citedMedical file #### The rabies course Vaccine and immune globulin doses with their dates, and the quarantine result that decides whether the series continues. CDCMedical file #### Infection and surgery Cultures, antibiotics, drainage and repairs, dated. A bite that looked minor on day 1 often is not by day 3. infectionMedical file #### Scars and fear Scar revision plans and the emotional injury, collected with their pages. For a child, growth can mean more revisions later. future careBoth #### The records that never arrived The quarantine release, the plastic surgery follow-up, the counseling notes a referral mentions. Listed with the page that points to each one. missing-records list Sample output ### What comes back: the animal control file and the medical file, every line cited. | Date | Source | Finding | Page | Flag | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12 Sep 2023 | Prior bite report | Same dog. Minor bite to a delivery driver. | p. 4 | prior bite | | 5 May 2025 | Bite report | Unprovoked bite on the sidewalk. Dog off leash. | p. 1 | cited | | 15 May 2025 | Quarantine record | 10-day observation complete. Dog healthy. | p. 2 | cited | | Date | Source | Finding | Page | Flag | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 May 2025 | Emergency department | 3 puncture wounds, left forearm. Wound irrigation. Rabies vaccine and immune globulin given. | p. 11 | cited | | 8 May 2025 | Urgent care | Redness and swelling. Wound culture: Pasteurella. | p. 20 | infection | | 20 May 2025 | Hand surgery | Incision and drainage. Tendon intact. | p. 31 | cited | | 2 Jul 2025 | Plastic surgery | Hypertrophic scars. Revision planned after 12 months. | p. 46 | future care | | 1 Aug to 30 Sep 2025 | No provider | No visits for 60 days. | none | gap, 60 days | | 6 Oct 2025 | Psychology | Fear of dogs, avoids walking outside. Sleep disrupted. | p. 58 | emotional injury | Fictional case built for this page. Real output carries the same columns, with every page linked to the source PDF. How it works ### Send both files. Get 1 timeline back. #### What you send - Animal control reports, quarantine records and prior complaints - ED, urgent care and surgical records - Plastic surgery, counseling and therapy records - Photos of the injuries if they are in the file - Any format: PDFs, scans, faxes, phone photos #### What you get - The animal control file and the medical file on 1 timeline - Prior bites for the same dog, dated - The rabies course, dose by dose - Scar and emotional injury notes, collected - A list of records the file refers to but does not contain #### We lay out the record. Liability stays with you. We place what the animal control file and the medical records say on 1 timeline, with pages. We do not decide whether the owner is liable under your state's rule, value the scars or diagnose the emotional injury. Those belong to you and your experts. **HIPAA, under a signed BAA** — Every file is handled under our Business Associate Agreement. **SOC 2** — Encryption in transit and at rest, and PHI access logging on every event. **Never trains a model** — Your records never train any AI model, ours or anyone else’s. **Deleted after delivery** — Files are deleted 30 days after delivery, with an audit log of every access. Questions ### Dog bite injury record review, answered. **Can you find prior bites for the same dog?** We flag every prior bite, complaint or citation that appears in the records you send, with the page and date. We do not search animal control databases. **How is the emotional injury handled?** Every note on fear, sleep, avoidance and counseling is collected with its date and page. Diagnosing the condition is for the treating clinician or your expert. **Does this work for a child's bite case?** Yes. Pediatric, school and counseling records are read the same way, and growth-related future care, like scar revisions after puberty, is flagged with its page. **Do you retrieve records from providers?** No. Medrecords AI does not retrieve records from providers or facilities. You bring the records you already have, and review starts in minutes from upload. ### Related case types [Slip and fall](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/premises-liability-record-review/) [Burn injuries](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/burn-injury-record-review/) [Emotional damages](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/forensic-emotional-damages-record-review/) [Auto accidents](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/motor-vehicle-accident-record-review/) [Every case type](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/case-types/) ### Send us 1 dog bite file. The first case is free on us. Book a short demo. After it we open trial access on one of your own cases, the first one free on us, with the chronology back page-cited. 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