What are the essential steps after a dog bite occurs in public?

• A. Provide medical assistance to the victim, secure the dog, verify vaccination status and ownership if possible, report to health authorities, consider quarantine if indicated, and document.
• B. Ignore the bite and tell the victim to see a private doctor.
• C. Euthanize the dog immediately without investigation.
• D. Publicly label the incident but do nothing else.

Answer: (A)