Never go to the hospital with a dog bite and tell the truth... Almost got arrested today..

[Meatwasp]

Inch by inch we are all being controlled like the frog in the cold water, slowly being boiled.

 

[KCIndy]

I wonder if you are exempt from filling out the form if the wound if from a police dog?

If a police dog bit you, it would be YOU getting charged with "assault on an officer" or some such shit... The dog would get treatment and you would get a cell.

 

[oyarde]

Probably

 

[Anti Federalist]

If a police dog bit you, it would be YOU getting charged with "assault on an officer" or some such shit... The dog would get treatment and you would get a cell.

Very likely.

 

[pcosmar]

Next time,,collect a few hairs from the animal,,put in a cold beer and drink it,,
screw the hospital.

 

[angelatc]

Hospital ER's have been very effective in shutting down "walk in" clinics, so, in lots of places, you have little choice when you need immediate care.

I'm not being snarky. WHy would an accident that happened 12 - 18 hours earlier suddenly require immediate care?

 

[Reason]

I'm not being snarky. WHy would an accident that happened 12 - 18 hours earlier suddenly require immediate care?

Let's just say that with my coverage it was the closest and cheapest option available.
I am leaving out some identifying details.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I'm not being snarky. WHy would an accident that happened 12 - 18 hours earlier suddenly require immediate care?

Never said you were.

According to the OP the wound become swollen and extremely painful overnight.

Caused by an animal bite, that is a serious medical condition requiring immediate care, AFAIC.

 

[oyarde]

Next time,,collect a few hairs from the animal,,put in a cold beer and drink it,,
screw the hospital.

Might be why mine did not swell , had drank about 12 on a Sat night , got bit , got my tetnus on Mon on the way to work

 

[Ender]

Might be why mine did not swell , had drank about 12 on a Sat night , got bit , got my tetnus on Mon on the way to work

Why a tetanus shot?

Tetanus is for puncture wounds with possible feces embedded, where no air can get to.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

I went once for a tetnus shot for a bite ,just to a med center , basically I just lied , said it was random while I was fishing somewhere, I did not know anything . They had lots of forms , and this was a private place , not a hospital , I paid cash , did not even use my Health ins....

You must be a terrorist.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

If that was the case then he wouldn't have been allowed to leave unless it was to be thrown in a cage.

He sneaked.

 

[MelissaWV]

Most of the time, you really do need a vague story with the hospital. I have had to come up with some doozies, but it kept people from being arrested and me from having a whole lot of complication. Give them details that are important (you were bitten by an animal, about a day ago, and your finger reacted such and such a way) but avoid specificity. You weren't sure what kind of dog, but it sort of looked like a chihuahua or a hotdog doggy or something. You were just walking around and saw the dog wandering, saw a (use the totally wrong color) collar on it, went to check on the dog, got bitten. That keeps them from thinking it was a stray and foisting a bunch of unnecessary medication on you. Give the wrong gender of the dog if you'd like.

The point is, you get treated for the bite, you have a plausible story, nothing can trace back to the actual dog that did it.

You should also look up urgent care clinics. The ones here ask very few questions, almost to the point of being negligent. Hell the one I went to this weekend weighed me but did not take my height, then took my BP and temperature... even though it had nothing to do with why I was there. They asked all kinds of questions, especially concerning allergies to antibiotics... except I was there for a wrist dislocation and to rule out a fracture.

 

[tod evans]

Critter bites are common out here in the sticks......

Advice wouldn't apply to city folks as far as dealing with "The-Law"..

 

[Carson]

How are they going to be able to take care of your their finger if you don't comply?

What until they get into full gear.

 

[thoughtomator]

talk to a lawyer and sue the fuck out of both the hospital and the dumbass government official

 

[angelatc]

Never said you were.

According to the OP the wound become swollen and extremely painful overnight.

Caused by an animal bite, that is a serious medical condition requiring immediate care, AFAIC.

NO, I know you weren't., But I usually am, so I wanted to clarify that this wasn't my usual. Yes, that makes sense.

 

[angelatc]

Most of the time, you really do need a vague story with the hospital. I have had to come up with some doozies, but it kept people from being arrested and me from having a whole lot of complication. Give them details that are important (you were bitten by an animal, about a day ago, and your finger reacted such and such a way) but avoid specificity. You weren't sure what kind of dog, but it sort of looked like a chihuahua or a hotdog doggy or something. You were just walking around and saw the dog wandering, saw a (use the totally wrong color) collar on it, went to check on the dog, got bitten. That keeps them from thinking it was a stray and foisting a bunch of unnecessary medication on you. Give the wrong gender of the dog if you'd like.

The point is, you get treated for the bite, you have a plausible story, nothing can trace back to the actual dog that did it.

How do you keep them from insisting you get rabies shots?

 

[Reason]

How do you keep them from insisting you get rabies shots?

Good question...

 

[DamianTV]

This is a Free Country you stupid Mundanes! Now shut the fuck up and do what you are told by anyone in any sort of a uniform, even if they dont work for the Govt.