Whiplash Compensation Claim - Take These Actions
Nevertheless, much more often than not, an 'accident' is not truly an 'accident' at all and a particular level of fault for the accident has to be placed squarely on the shoulder of the person who brought on the accident. The same is certainly accurate in the case of a car accident. So, how would you go about obtaining proper whiplash compensation following a vehicle accident?
Unlike other injuries that can happen in a vehicle accident, much more often than not the symptoms of whiplash, such as a whiplash neck injury, will not manifest themselves till the morning after. Generally, the accident will cause the whiplash to manifest in the form of:
o a headache, most likely all over the head with specific emphasis on the back of the head, or the forehead, or behind the eyes of the victim or
o neck discomfort or
o both of the above, with the headache likely to be more painful initially than the neck ache, but with the neck ache most likely to be much more prolonged and with the chance of this developing into Osteoarthritis in the future.
So, with an accident injury of this nature, i.e. 1 that does not manifest itself immediately, you would think that making a whiplash injury compensation claim would be an extremely onerous job - as causation proof of the injury would be difficult. However, you can make it easier to make a compensation claim for whiplash if you adhere to the following guideline procedures following the accident:
1. As Soon As You Can, Create Down Precisely What Occurred That Caused The Accident To Occur
When you create your notes about what occurred to cause the accident, which you should attempt and do as soon as you can following the accident. You require to make notes of precisely what happened top up to the accident, throughout the accident and subsequent to the accident. You should also take note of:
o exactly where the accident took location
o what the weather conditions had been like (e.g. was it foggy and slippery?)
o what the time was
o whether there had been any witnesses who can confirm your story
o exactly what you said to the other individual(s) involved
If possible you should use your mobile phone camera to take photographs of the harm carried out to your car and you, as nicely as of the road surface and the general climate conditions.
2. Have A Medical Examination Immediately
Even if you are not feeling too bad following your accident, it can take a few hours, even a sleep, for the symptoms of whiplash to manifest. Nevertheless, the longer you leave it till you get a medical examination the more chance there will be that the individual who caused the accident can say that your injuries could have been brought on by something else other than the vehicle accident. Or, worse, the whiplash injuries could have been mitigated if only you had sought medical attention earlier.
To shield each your self and your potential whiplash injury compensation claim, you should take yourself off to the hospital and have a complete medical examination as quickly as you can, following the accident. Once you have had the examination you should ask the doctor to create a report detailing the probabilities of you having suffered an injury as a result of the accident - including the probabilities of you having suffered whiplash.
