Get all your Ambulance Victoria news on Twitter
A girl is in a serious condition after being attacked by a dog in Pakenham this evening.
Advanced life support paramedics and intensive care paramedics were called to the home at 7.29pm.
Advanced life support paramedic Mike Jevons said the arrived to find the girl being comforted by her mother.
‘The four year-old suffered horrific head injuries,’ he said.
‘We cleaned and dressed the wounds to stop the bleeding.
‘We administered pain relief through a nasal inhaler before intensive care paramedics put a drip in her arm and gave her stronger pain relief which made her more comfortable.
‘She was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a serious condition.’
ENDS.