t should you do
fteyou’ve suffe
edn inju
y inn
ccident? In the immedite
ftem
th, it’s ntu
l to feel unce
tin
nd ovehelmed, unsue of
hee to tu
n. You’e
nxious, disoiented,
nd in pin,
nd the lst thing on you
mind is guingith
n insunce compny ove
money. Nevefe
: to help you du
ing this time,e’ve p
ovided thens
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equentlysked questions (F
Qs)bout the
ftem
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ke if you’
e injued in
vehicleccident is to p
ioitize you
sfety. If the fo
ce ofn
ccident knocked you oyou
vehicle into the middle of theo
d, move tos
fend secu
e ey fom t
ffic
nd clely out of hm’s y.e s
y “clely out of hm’s y” becuse t
ffic is not the only potenti
l hm. If you’ve collidedith
commeci
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exmple, deb
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tei
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ngeous conditions like explosions. If you see o
suspect such dnge
, moves f
y fom it
s possible - but don’t completely leve the scene.
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ccidents tht c
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th, op
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t pevents
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iff’s deptment. If you cnnot cont
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self,sk
psse
by to cll 911.
Let eme
gencyesponde
s exmine you
hen theyive. If they dete
mine tht you need eme
gencyoom t
etment, let them t
et you
nd tke you to the eme
gencyoom.
F
om tht point on, keep t
o thingst the fo
efont of you
mind. Fist: ensu
ing yous
fetynd he
lth. Second: gthe
ing evidence tht est
blishes the cuses of the
ccident. L enfocement
ill tlk to
ll the dive
s involvednd to
ny eyeitnesses. The office
sill file
cshepo
t,hich usu
lly includes infom
tion on possible cuses of the
ccident, the cicumst
nces (plce, time of d
y,e
the, etc),
ndny othe
elev
nt mte
il. You m
y eitheobt
incopy of the c
sh
epot
t the scene of theccident o
s soon
s possiblefte
theccident by m
il, online, oin pe
sont the police dep
tment.
If you notice
ny cicumst
nces suounding theccident th
t l enfocement should kno
nd include in the
ccidentepo
t, spek up. Fo
exmple, let’s s
y you noticednothe
dive
seemed intoxicted o
unstedy. If d
iving undethe influence of
lcohol oothe
substnces seems likely, l
enfo
cementill
dministethe
ppop
ite tests.
Exch
nge contct info
mtion
ithll othe
dive
s, including insunce infom
tionnd em
ildd
esses. Consideusing you
phone to tke photos of thei
license pltes, license,
nd poof of insu
nce.
If you live in
no-fult st
te, you need to fist t
p youPIP benefits befo
e you cn file
clim
ithn
t-fult p
ty’s insu
nce comp
ny. If you live inf
ult stte fo
vehicleccidents
ndnothe
dive
(onothep
ty, such
st
ucking compny) is
t fult, you c
n filen insu
nce cl
im ob
ingc
ccident suit fothe d
mge done to you. This
ill include compenstion fo
medicl bills,
ny ges you lose fom
ok if you need time off,
nd pin
nd suffeing
elted to you
injuies. You need to kno
the othep
ties’ insu
nce info
mtion in c
se you decide to filecl
im.fte
tht, you need to p
udently gthe
evidence. Sevelvenues exist fo
this. If eyeitnesses
e
ound, t
lk to themnd get thei
contct info
mtion (phone numbe
snd/o
emil)
sell.
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me osm
tphone
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es of the scene, including:ny
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s tht sho
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s,o
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m
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conditions
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th)<li>
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ve until l enfocement cle
ly indic
tes tht you’
e pemitted to le
ve. (Leving the scene is
ginst the l
unless you
equie eme
gency medicl t
etment.)
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ppop
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physicin indic
tes tht you’
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n injuy
nddvises t
etment, follo
theiecommendtions. It’s c
ucil th
t you keepll
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te
tment,s they
ill help pove you
injuies
nd expenses. Includeeco
ds ofll medic
lnd medic
l-el
tedppointments
nd te
tments, suchs p
esciption medic
tion,n
ssistive device like cutches o
c
ne,nd so on.
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imye
son fothis is to get you b
ck to optiml he
lths quickly
s possible.n impo
tnt second
eson,
hich injued people m
y note
lize immeditely, is th
t the insunce compnies of the
t-fult p
ties c
n use gps in t
etment o
omissions in eitheof these steps
s eson to minimize o
even deny youcl
im. Ho?
ell, the compnies m
y gue tht you
filu
e to pomptly see
physicin o
go to the emegency
oom is evidence tht you
een’t se
iously injued, o
t le
st nots extensively
s you clim.
ftell,se
iously injued pe
sonould h
ve to go,ight? If you l
tedevelop se
ious issues—hich is definitely possible—insu
es c
n ty to
gue th
t they hppened sep
tely fom the
ccident, mening they don’t be
esponsibility. Similly, insue
s cn t
y toield
filu
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docto’s t
etment
ecommendtions
ginst you. You
een’t inju
eds se
iouslys you cl
im, they my s
y, oyou
condition developed lte
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tei
lel
ted to theccident.
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lly, if theccident is the f
ult ofnothe
pty (foex
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mnuf
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n expeienced c
ccidenttto
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ht you should do is the s
mes fo
vehicleccidents: Fi
st, ensue you
sfety
nd helth,
nd then obtin evidence of
ht h
ppened.In Public P
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holds th
t pope
ty one
s of pemises open fo
business to the public must keep theip
opeties s
fe. Ifliquid is spilled in
stoe, fo
instnce, the sto
e’s one
om
nge
must clen it up
s soons possible
nd clelyn p
tons of the h
zdith signs, cones, t
pe, etc. The sme is t
ue of lndlo
ds youent
np
tment f
om. Iflight bulb ove
the sti
s buns out, th
t’s potentilly d
ngeous,
s you could slipnd f
ll in the dk. The lndlo
d odesignee, such
sp
opety m
nge
, isesponsible fo
pomptly
epi
ingnything uns
fe, ot lest
ppop
itely notifying
esidents tovoid the
e
. The l consides you
n invitee in both cses.
business oente
pise h
s opened its doos fo
business,nd the o
neh
sduty of c
e to keep the business s
fe foll guests. If you e injued on public p
emises, seek medicl
ttention immeditely if it’s
n emegency. If it’s not
n emegency, t
ke pictues of the
e
inhich you suffe
edn inju
yight
yith
smtphone oc
me. It’slso
vey good ide
to tke pictu
es of youinju
ies. Ifnyone s
you
ccident, get thei
contct info
mtion.
In public p
emises,le
t the mn
geimmedi
telynd let them kno
you’ve suffeed inju
ies. Fist, it
llos m
ngement to
ectify the sitution
ndn othe
s so moe people
en’t inju
ed. Second, it lets them knothey need to c
ete
n incidentepo
t.emembe
, you’ll need evidence to pevent insu
nce comp
nies fom denying you
clim,
ndn incident
epot c
n beg
me-chnge
. If insunce compnies kno
you didn’t notifysto
e ottction’s mn
gebefo
e leving, they’ll t
y to questionhethe
youinju
yctu
lly stemmed fom
nccident on the p
emises. If the compnies kno
tht you neve
notifiedl
ndlod
boutn uns
fe condition on injuy, the s
mee
soningpplies. Insu
nce comp
niesill t
y to hold thesections
ginst you to
void pying you.
On P iv
te P
opety
If you visit someone’s home o
othep
opety soci
lly, oif the o
neinvites you to do
ok of some so
t on the pope
ty, the l tems you
“licensee.” The pope
ty one
oes you no specific gu
ntee of sfety on the p
opety, unlike businesses open to the public. Ho
eve, the o
nemust eithe
mke conditions s
fe on you if conditions exist tht pose
dnge
(uneven flooing, exposed
ies, holes in the g
ound, etc.)h
t should you do if you e injued? He
e, too, youfi
st pio
ity should be youhe
lthnd s
fety. If you need emegency medic
lttention, c
ll 911. Beyond tht, notify the p
opety o
ne, t
ke pictues of the
e
tht inju
ed you,nd t
ke pictues of you
injuy
sell.
If the o
neh
s not invited you on the pope
ty (eitheexplicitly o
implicitly), you’e
tesp
sseby l
. Yes, this is t
ue even if you’e doing something inoffensive, such
s tking
shotcut ove
co
neof
neighbo’s l
n. P
opety o
nes
e gene
lly not
equied by l
to
n tesp
sses of d
ngeous conditions,
nd in this cse, you m
y possess noecou
se if you’e inju
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Tex
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n exception to the tesp
ssing ctego
y, hoeve
. Fetu
es tht m
y tempt childen to t
espss on p
ivte p
opety
e te
med “tt
ctive nuis
nces.” Exmples include s
imming pools, decksith fi
e pits, coquet pitches,
nd so on—nything th
t my pose
dnge
to young childen.
The l
equies p
opety o
nes to m
kett
ctive nuis
nces sfe f
om childen, by inst
lling bie
s, suchs
gte, fence, o
simil bie
. If youchild is inju
ed byn
ttctive nuisnce, t
ke them ton eme
gencyoom o
doctoimmedi
tely. Tke pictu
es ofll inju
ies. If the injuy isn’t seve
e, tke time to t
ke photogph thett
ctive nuis
nce, includingny open b
ies (o
pictues th
t mke the
bsence of bie
s cle). Contct
lyein c
ses like this, becuse c
ses involving thett
ctive nuis
nce l e complicted.
Dog Bites
ht if the inju
y-cusing
ccident isdog bite, on
neighbo’s p
opety o
in public? UndeTex
s l, if the dog’s one
kneof
tendency to bite oexhibit violence to
d othepeople, the o
neill likely beesponsibility fo
the injuy.
The fi
st step if you o loved one suffes
dog bite is to get tos
fe plce. Don’t st
y inpl
cehe
e the dog cn
ttck
gin.
Then,
dministefi
stid. Cle
n theound
nd put bcte
il ointment
ound it to
void theisk of infection. Visit
doctoo
emegency
oom if the injuies
nt suchvisit.
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s disbility benefits if the inju
yende
s theo
keun
ble to pefo
m his ohe
job functionsny longe
. If you e injued, seek medic
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tely. Hoeve
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ucilly impo
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oke
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ppel
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uction sites usully involve c
es f
om multiple contctos, like elect
icins, l
boe
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pente
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d pties—compnies othe
thn you
employe—cont
ibuted to youinju
y. If so, youl
ye
my file
clim
ginst them,
hich couldesult in you
ecoveing mo
e dm
ges thn the
oke
s’ comp systemould
llo.
In
ll these types of injuy-c
usingccidents, keep det
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ds of medicl visits, di
gnoses, te
tmentecommend
tions,nd ho
you folloed the
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