After the shock of your car collision has worn off, you may deduce that you were not physically injured upon impact. Further, you may be tempted to incessantly deny your need for professional medical attention when other present parties offer to call an ambulance on your behalf. Instead, you may want to go home and put this horrible event behind you as soon as possible. However, we strongly advise against this approach. Continue reading to learn why you need to see a doctor after a car accident and how an experienced Toronto car accident lawyer at Merricks Law Group, P.A. can refer you to the right care.
Why do I need to see a doctor after a car accident?
The most common bodily injuries that arise from a car accident are head, neck, and back injuries. Well, oftentimes, these injury types do not surface or otherwise become noticeable until days, weeks, or even months after the event that caused it. This is to say that, in your car collision, you may have incurred a concussion, whiplash, or herniated discs without even realizing it.
Therefore, you must allow responding emergency medical technicians to perform initial tests on you while you are still at the scene of your accident. Then, you must let responding paramedics transport you to the emergency room. Last but not least, you must have an emergency room doctor run additional tests (i.e., physical, cognitive, neurological, and imaging) to ultimately diagnose you accurately.
In the end, if you do not follow these steps, it may be difficult to prove in your personal injury claim that your bodily injuries are directly connected to your car accident event.
What else do I need to do immediately after my car accident?
Another important element in your personal injury claim is to prove that your car accident event was due to no fault of your own to begin with. This is why you should also take the below steps immediately after the event:
- You should give a statement, on how the car accident event went down, to the responding law enforcement officer on the scene.
- You should speak with present witnesses and ask if they are willing to testify on your behalf in your upcoming claim proceedings.
- You should speak with the other drivers involved and jot down their personal contact and auto insurance information.
- You should take photos and videos of your bodily injuries and car damages while you are still present at the scene.
- You should save copies of your medical records and bills dating back to when your car accident event went down.
There is far more to explain from what this blog has only begun to cover. For more information, please get in touch with a skilled Toronto auto accident lawyer at Merricks Law Group, P.A. We look forward to collaborating with you.
