What Should I Do For Whiplash After a Car Accident in Georgia?
- November 27, 2018
Steps to Take After Having Whiplash From a Car Accident In Georgia
If you were involved in a Car Accident in Georgia, you could be experiencing an injury commonly known as whiplash.
It is crucial for you to seek medical attention after a Car Accident.
When you are dealing with a Personal Injury car accident case, there are specific steps to take to make sure that you can fight for maximum compensation for your accident – injuries included.
It is essential to know what whiplash is, the different symptoms of a whiplash injury, and what information and proof you need to be able to be compensated for medical expenses.
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What Is Whiplash?
Whiplash is a pain in the soft tissues of the neck after an accident or injury.
The soft tissues that are in pain are either nerves, ligaments, or muscles in your neck.
When a whiplash accident occurs, the cervical spine moves well beyond its normal range of motion, thus the potential for injury to the soft tissue in that area.
The term ‘whiplash’ is considered a non-medical term, meaning that doctors or nurses may not use this term when explaining your trauma.
If you are being treated for soft tissue pain in your neck, the doctor may refer to your injury as neck strain, an acceleration flexion-extension neck injury, a neck hypertension injury, or a soft tissue cervical hypertension injury.
What Are Symptoms of Whiplash?
There are many symptoms of whiplash.
Whiplash symptoms, while they can be apparent immediately after the injury, are often mild or don’t appear until days after a car accident.
This is why it is so important to seek medical attention as soon as possible after your car accident.
According to a recent study, 55–86% of car accident victims are free from pain after six months.
However, whiplash has the potential to cause ongoing pain and suffering that can last for the rest of your lifetime.
The sooner after an accident that the symptoms appear, the more likely it is that the injury you sustained is serious.
Various symptoms of whiplash are:
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Blurred Vision
- Dizziness
- Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Aching of Neck/Back
- Swelling/tenderness in Neck
- Muscle spasms in Neck
- Difficulty moving Neck
- Shooting pain from Neck to Shoulders/Arms
- Tingling in Arms/Legs
After your car accident in Georgia, if you notice any pain in your neck or back, it is crucial to mention it to your health care provider.
Getting medical attention as close to when you first start noticing symptoms is critical, not only to your healing process but to your Personal Injury case as well.
Having written medical documentation of your pain can help you get compensation from the insurance company.
Types of Compensation Available
There are several types of compensation available to people after being injured in a fall.
The treatment required after your injuries will depend on how severe they are.
Compensation for your case can help cover:
- Medical expenses
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of future earnings
- Lost wages
- Household expenses
The only way to determine the amount of compensation you are entitled to receive is to work with an experienced personal injury attorney who will review your case’s details.
Will Insurance Cover My Whiplash Injury?
Most likely, yes.
Getting medical compensation for your injuries that resulted in a car accident due to another individual’s negligence is something a Georgia Personal Injury Attorney can assist you with.
However, the opposition’s insurance company will do everything they can to minimize the amount they must pay.
This includes trying to disprove your injuries.
Again, this is why having medical documentation of your sustained injuries is essential.
A paper trail of medical records show that you sought medical attention right after the accident, you were diagnosed with whiplash, and since your diagnosis, have continued to seek and follow medical advice and treatment.
Medical documents, as well as having a testimony from a medical expert, help to prove your injuries were sustained in the Car Accident and were not preexisting.
Having previous medical records of doctors visits before the accident validate that your whiplash injury did not exist prior to the incident.
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How Do I Get Help For My Car Accident Case In Georgia?
If you were in a car accident in Georgia and sustained a whiplash injury, you need a legal professional’s help to fight allegations that claim your injuries are fake, preexisting, or exaggerated.
Having an experienced Whiplash attorney fighting for you and your maximum potential compensation is something we at The Brown Firm think you deserve.
We offer Free Case Consultations and no upfront legal fees to our clients.
The Brown Firm understands that dealing with the legal and medical aftermath of a Car Accident is stressful; we take the stress off of you so that you can recover and heal from the injuries you sustained.
Contact us today so we can get you the maximum compensation you deserve from your Car Accident in Georgia.
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