Dog Bite Risk Triage Tool

Dog Bite Risk Triage Tool (DBR-T) is a brief structured professional judgement tool has been developed to support professionals in identifying and referring safeguarding concerns related to dog bite risk. The DBR-T offers an evidence-based structure to aid trained stakeholders, including health and social care professionals and police officers with safeguarding responsibilities, to identify potential dog bite risks at a community level. Early identification of bite risk creates opportunities for timely intervention, with the overarching aim of preventing dog bite incidents.

For information on training for professionals wishing to use the DBR-T please contact : Dr Helen Howell – hhowell@lincoln.ac.uk or Professor Todd Hogue – thogue@lincoln.ac.uk.