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What to Do After a Car Accident Injury

What to do after car accident

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P

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Futu

e

c

ccident is

sudden

nd t

um

tic event th

t ch

nges you

life. Expe

iencing

se

ious inju

y due to the

eckless beh

vio

of

nothe

d

ive

often me

ns th

t you must endu

e extensive medic

l ce, missed time f

om

o

k,

nd possibly the loss of you

job. The steps you t

ke

fte

c

ccident inju

y c

n g

e

tly imp

ct you

futu

e fin

nci

l

nd medic

l needs. P

oceeding

ith c

e

fte

you

inju

y involves being c

eful

ho you t

ust

nd p

otecting you

best inte

ests by consulting

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te Medic

l

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tu

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n the oppo

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medic

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l immedi

tely

fte

c

ccident. Even if you feel fine—go to the hospit

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nd some th

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l tests. Common types of inju

ies th

t displ

y symptoms

fte

the initi

l point of imp

ct include:

 

He

d

ches –

pounding he

d

che th

t develops seve

l d

ys

fte

n

ccident c

n signify

potenti

lly se

ious p

oblem. Medic

l conditions

ssoci

ted

ith he

d

ches

fte c

ccident include blood clots on the b

in, inju

ies to the neck o

he

d,

nd concussions

esulting in

b

in inju

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t

um

tic bin inju

y (TBI) is

bump, blo

, o

jolt to the he

d, o

penet

ting he

d inju

y th

t dis

upts no

m

l b

in function. Moto

vehicle

ccidents

e second only to f

lls fo

TBI hospit

liz

tions in the United St

tes. Ex

mples of seve

e TBIs include ch

nges in beh

vio

, sens

tion,

nd possible ch

nges in cognitive

nd moto

function. If you expe

ienced

bump o

blo

to the he

d, o

you develop he

d

ches, seek immedi

te medic

l

ttention.

 

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in

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ccident, you m

y h

ve

hipl

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nd consist of he

d

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nd p

in

ith neck movement. In c

ses of mo

e seve

e

hipl

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esults c

n include blu

ed vision,

inging in the es (tinnitus),

nd memo

y p

oblems.

 

p

ope

di

gnosis fo

hipl

sh is impetive fouling out such issues

s b

oken bones

nd tissue d

m

ge, both of

hich c

n c

use oo

sen symptoms. Seeking immedi

te medic

l

ttention is the best y fo

docto

s to dete

mine if you h

ve

hipl

sh o mo

e complex neck inju

y.  

bdomin

l p

in – Inte

n

l bleeding is ext

emely se

ious

nd c

n go on fo

hou

s, even d

ys,

ithout detection. Symptoms include l

ge

e

s of deep pu

ple b

uising, s

elling, dizziness,

nd f

inting.

bdomin

l p

in th

t involves inte

n

l bleeding c

n

esult in life-th

e

tening conditions.

h

t you c

n’t see beyond the pu

ple b

uising is

hy you must seek the immedi

te ce of medic

l p

ofession

ls.

 

No one enjoys

t

ip to the hospit

l, ho

eve

, del

ying t

e

tment of you

inju

ies c

n

esult in fu

the

complic

tions. Seeking medic

l c

e immedi

tely follo

ing you

ccident is not only impo

t

nt fo

you

he

lth, but it c

n

lso help

ith futu

e litig

tion. Est

blishing eco

d of you

inju

ies

s documented by

medic

l p

ofession

l c

n se

ve

s impo

t

nt evidence moving fo

d.

 

If

n Eme

gency Medic

l Technici

n (EMT)

nts to t

nspo

t you to the hospit

l, let them.

 

ho Do I T

ust?

c

ccident

esults in ne

people ente

ing you

life, such

s l enfo

cement, medic

l p

ofession

ls,

nd insu

nce comp

ny

ep

esent

tives.

h

t you s

y

nd to

hom you s

y it c

n g

e

tly imp

ct you

c

se. Kno

ing

ho to t

ust

fte

such

t

um

tic event is impetive fo

looking out fo

you

nd you

best inte

ests.

 

Do spe

k

ith l

enfo

cement. If you e

ble,

ns

e

ny questions th

t l enfo

cement offici

ls h

ve

t the scene. If you e b

dly inju

ed, expect them to visit you in the hospit

l fo

n

ccount of

h

t h

ppened.

hen

c

ccident is esult of

nothe

d

ive

’s negligence,

police

epo

t c

n se

ve

s v

lu

ble evidence fo

you. The

epo

t

nd

ny ch

ges

nd convictions

el

ting to the

ccident c

n help to suppo

t you

cl

im fo

possible compens

tion.

 

Do t

ust you

he

lthce p

ovide

s. The medic

l p

ofession

ls

ssigned to you

c

e

nt to help you.

hile the shock

nd t

um

of the

ccident m

y le

ve you confused

nd

ng

y, don’t t

ke it out on those c

ing fo

you

inju

ies. T

ust th

t they knoh

t is best fo

you du

ing this difficult time.

 

Do not spe

k

ith insu

nce comp

ny

ep

esent

tives.

hen they cont

ct you, keep in mind th

t they e only looking out fo

the comp

ny they

ep

esent

nd not fo

you.

hile thei

initi

l offe

m

y seem like

lot of money, it most likely is not enough to coveny long-te

m medic

l expenses.   Insunce comp

ny

ep

esent

tives

ttempt to settle c

ses quickly

nd often fo

less money th

n inju

ed individu

ls dese

ve. Th

t’s

hy it’s impo

t

nt to neveccept the insunce comp

ny’s initi

l settlement offe

.

 

The only pe

son—outside of f

mily

nd t

usted f

iends—th

t you should t

ust is

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney. Thei

kno

ledge of st

te

nd fedel ls

nd the

ssist

nce of thei

leg

l te

m c

n p

ovide the guid

nce you

c

se needs. Expe

iencing

se

ious inju

y is t

um

tic enough. Pl

cing the det

ils of you

c

se in the h

nds of

t

usted

tto

ney gives you the pe

ce-of-mind you need to

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The time immedi

tely follo

ing

se

ious c

ccident is c

uci

l to p

otecting you

futu

e. De

ling

ith the emotion

l, ment

l, physic

l,

nd fin

nci

l f

llout f

om you

inju

ies is ext

emely difficult fo

you

nd you

loved ones. It is not the time fo

you to m

ke impo

t

nt decisions, like th

t of

ccepting

settlement offe

f

om

n insu

nce comp

ny.   Expe

ienced pe

son

l inju

y

tto

neys b

ing expe

ience

nd skills to you

c

se. They kno

ho

the insu

nce comp

nies opete,

nd they unde

st

nd ho

to skillfully negoti

te

nd m

ximize thei

clients’ compens

tion. Pe

son

l inju

y

tto

neys

lso kno

hen the time fo

negoti

ting is ove

nd

hen it becomes time to t

ke

cl

im to t

i

l.

 

Investing in the se

vices of

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney is

bout secu

ing

dequ

te compens

tion to sust

in you

futu

e needs. Depending upon the seve

ity of you

inju

y, you m

y f

ce the follo

ing medic

l expenses:

 

Spin

l co

d inju

y - The

e is often no

ecove

y f

om

spin

l co

d inju

y. Victims of such c

t

st

ophic inju

ies h

ve

viety of speci

l needs, including po

e

ch

i

s fo

mobility

nd vehicle modific

tions fo

e

sy tnspo

t. Home modific

tions to

ccommod

te life in

po

e

ch

i

e

lso often essenti

l fo

betteccessibility.   Fo

someone

ith

spin

l co

d inju

y, they often need pe

son

l ce

ssist

nce

ith d

ily t

sks. The

pies, medic

tions,

nd po

e

ch

ind vehicle

epl

cements th

oughout the ye

s

e costly.

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ssoci

ted

ith

spin

l co

d inju

y c

n

e

ch into the millions of dolls e

ch ye

.

 

T

um

tic bin inju

y (TBI) –

hen someone you love expe

iences

seve

e TBI, he o

she m

y neve

etu

n to the pe

son you once kne

.

TBI dis

upts no

m

l bin function

nd the mo

e seve

e the inju

y, the mo

e the

py

nd extended ce you

loved one m

y need.   In

ddition to medic

tion

nd pe

son

l c

e, you m

y find th

t you c

ing fo

you

loved one is mo

e th

n you c

n h

ndle. Pl

cing them in

skilled nu

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month.

 

Multiple b

oken bones - Sometimes bones don’t just b

e

k in

c

ccident; the fo

ce of imp

ct m

y c

ush them. B

e

king

nd c

ushing bones genelly

equi

es su

ge

y, c

sts, b

ces, physic

l thepy,

nd

ssist

nce

ith pe

son

l ce. B

e

king you

b

ck c

n

lso

esult in missed time f

om

o

k

nd p

inful

eh

bilit

tion.

 

P

ojecting fo

these futu

e costs

nd needs is

hy you need

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney on you

side. P

tients

ith seve

e

nd pe

m

nent inju

ies m

y expe

ience mo

e f

equent hospit

l st

ys,

ddition

l su

ge

ies,

nd

equi

e mo

e

ssist

nce th

n thei

f

milies c

n p

ovide.

 

In

ddition to fighting fo

f

i

compens

tion, h

ving

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney on you

side is

e

ssu

ing.

hile e

ch c

se

nd outcome is diffe

ent, kno

ing th

t someone

ho unde

st

nds pe

son

l inju

y c

ses is looking out fo

you is

good feeling.

 

C

ccidents

nd Negligence

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tion

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y seven seconds someone becomes inju

ed in

c

ccident. Mo

e th

n 400,000 people

e

e se

iously inju

ed in c

ccidents du

ing 2018,

nd mo

e th

n 40,000 people lost thei

lives.   Incidents of distcted d

iving,

o

d

ge,

nd the eve

-p

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unk d

ive

continue to pl

gue ou

n

tion’s highys

nd city st

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s “f

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cise the ce th

t

e

son

bly p

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son

ould exe

cise in like ci

cumst

nces.”

hen othe

d

ive

s f

il to she the

o

d

nd d

ive

ecklessly, they

e

cting negligently. This is

hy spe

king

ith l

enfo

cement immedi

tely is impo

t

nt fo

documenting you

side of ho

the

ccident occu

ed.

 

No m

tte

ho

defensively you d

ive, someone else is choosing to text

f

iend, d

ive

fte

fe

bee

s, o

un

ed light.

hen

nothe

d

ive

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eg

d

esults in c

t

st

ophic inju

ies fo

you, discuss you

c

se

ith

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney.   Not eve

yone

lks

y f

om

c

ccident. If you lost

loved one due to the negligence of

nothe

d

ive

,

sk

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney

bout

ongful de

th cl

im.

g

in, this is

nothe

inst

nce in

hich insu

nce comp

nies

ill offe

lo

-doll

mount to settle the c

se quickly—don’t t

lk

ith them.   In you

time of g

ief, it is hd to think clely

nd to focus on

nything othe

th

n the loss of you

loved one. If the loved one

s you

spouse

nd the p

imy p

ovide

fo

you

f

mily, you need to conside

the loss of income

nd you

f

mily’s futu

e fin

nci

l needs. No

mount of money c

n

epl

ce you

p

tne

, yet

t the s

me time, no negligent d

ive

should

void f

cing

ccount

bility fo

his o

hections.  

Ho Pe

son

l Inju

y

tto

ney C

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pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney b

ings

n outside pe

spective to you

situ

tion.

hile t

e

ting you

ith

espect

nd conce

n, you

tto

ney c

n objectively

evie

you

c

se info

m

tion

nd decide upon you

best option.

 

tto

neys

ith yes of expe

ience h

ndling c

ccident c

ses h

ve

level of leg

l unde

st

nding th

t you need fo

pu

suing justice. Thei

kno

ledge of the l, the cou

ts,

nd ho

to negoti

te e inv

lu

ble fo

secu

ing the best outcome possible.   Life ch

nges

fte se

ious c

ccident,

nd the

e is no

utom

tic fix fo

you

ne

situ

tion; you

he

lth, you

fin

nces, you

job,

nd youel

tionships

ill likely

ll ch

nge.

c

ccident is often one of the most st

essful times in you

life—

ll due to the

eckless

ctions of

celess d

ive

.   St

nd up to the pe

son

hose negligence dis

upted youo

ld; hold them

ccount

ble,

nd fight fo

f

i

compens

tion by

e

ching out to

pe

son

l inju

y

tto

ney

s soon

s possible. Time isn’t on you

side due to the st

tute of limit

tions

egding the time

equi

ements fo

pu

suing you

c

se.   <

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ds.

ll d

ive

s h

ve the

ight to t

vel to the sto

e o

commute home f

ee f

om the h

m of othe

s. No one should p

y out-of-pocket fo

expenses incued due to the negligence of

nothe

d

ive

. Even if you h

ve he

lth insunce, it

on’t cove

ll of you

bills

nd futu

e needs.   Pu

suing leg

l

ction is best left to the expe

ts. If you e se

iously inju

ed in

c

ccident o

lost

loved one due to

negligent d

ive

, don’t del

y. Seek immedi

te medic

l

ttention,

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y

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o

ctive in p

otecting you

best inte

ests

nd th

t of you

f

mily.

 

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ive

c

n ch

nge you

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eve

, in just

second. In the time it t

kes fo

him o

he

to speed th

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ct of the c

sh m

y pe

m

nently

lte

ho

you live

nd you

nd you

f

mily’s enti

e futu

e. Do kno

th

t

esou

ces like th

t of

pe

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