Your Trusted Personal Injury Lawyers in Waterford, CT
Following a car accident, emergency medical personnel may arrive on the scene and may advise you to be transported to the hospital in an ambulance for emergency trauma care. In this situation, there should be no question that you should heed their advice and go directly to the hospital for treatment. However, crash victims who do not need ambulance transport may be less sure of what to do regarding medical care following an accident. It is important to realize that undergoing a medical examination is often essential for different reasons.
Many victims may choose to not seek any type of medical attention, perhaps because their injuries do not seem “that bad” or maybe they are trying to “tough it out.” In other situations, symptoms of injuries may not be readily identifiable and so victims may believe there was no reason to go to the emergency department. In the majority of cases, however, accident victims should seek a medical evaluation to ensure there are no injuries of which they are unaware and that they receive the treatment they need.
Doctors have diagnostic tools and imaging tests that can identify an injury even if you were not aware of one. For example, you may think you are simply disoriented due to the stress of the collision when in actuality, you have a serious concussion that is causing the disorientation and other cognitive effects. To make sure all of your injuries are addressed and treated, it is better to err on the safe side and visit a doctor.
If your accident was caused by another party and you later seek compensation for your medical bills and other losses, you will be expected to prove the following (among other things):
It is much, much easier to prove the above when you have timely and accurate medical records of your injuries directly following an accident. If you wait too long, the other party may claim that your injuries were actually caused by another incident.
If you need assistance following a crash, call the auto accident attorneys at Polito & Harrington LLC as soon as possible. We are here to help you recover, so please call 860-447-3300 for a free consultation today.
We are committed to provide personalized attention to each and every client’s case – no matter how large or small– because that is each client’s only case. We are proud of our firm’s reputation of combining integrity and compassion with an unflinching dedication to getting the right result. We will do what we say.
