Whiplash Injury
Suffering a whiplash injury can
be very painful and a difficult
experience to endure both physically and
financially. A severe whiplash injury
may even prevent you from working and
doing normal tasks like driving.
Recovering from a whiplash injury
usually takes between 3 to 6 months but
it can take much longer if the injury is
severe.
With more and more traffic on our roads
than ever before, road traffic accidents
where a whiplash injury occurs
are becoming more common. Any accident
involving the neck and shoulders can be
painful and if the accident wasn’t your
fault you should be compensated. Making
a whiplash compensation claim for
an accident that was not your fault is
your legal right.
How do I make a make a whiplash claim?
Unlike other injuries that can occur in
a car accident, a whiplash neck injury
may not appear until the morning after.
This can make it problematic to make a
whiplash compensation claim.
However, you can make it easier to make
a whiplash injury compensation
claim, if you stick to the following
guidelines following the accident:
Write down exactly what happened to
cause the accident as soon as possible.
Things you should try and note down
include.
-
where the accident took place
-
what the time was
-
whether there were any witnesses who
can verify your story
-
exactly what you said to the other
person(s) involved
-
what the weather conditions were
like
You need to make notes of exactly what
happened leading up to, during and after
the accident.
Immediately visit your doctor or
accident and emergency for a medical
examination.
To protect both yourself and your
potential whiplash compensation claim,
you should have a complete medical
examination as soon as you can,
following the accident.
Remember it can take a few hours or days
for symptoms of whiplash injury to
appear.
Ask the doctor to write a report
detailing any injuries you may have
suffered as a result of the accident and
the likelihood of you having suffered a
whiplash injury.
Whiplash injuries can have long lasting
effects leading to a dramatic impact on
your life.
Severe injury may mean you are no longer
able to work, so do not take a potential
whiplash injury lightly, and make sure
that you protect any future rights that
that you may have to bring a whiplash
injury claim.
All the solicitors on our panel are
experts in dealing with whiplash claims
and are ready to assist you in bringing
a successful claim for compensation.
Contact any one of our solicitors now
for free advice
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