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Steps to Take After an Auto Accident Personal Injury
Personal injuries can be stressful both physically and mentally. When you get injured in a car accident, for example, the personal injury claim may not be the first thing that appears in your mind. Sooner or later, you may have to file a claim to be compensated for the amount, especially if the accident was due to someone else’s fault. Here are some simple yet critical steps which you must take if you’ve suffered a personal injury:
Contacting Police
An auto accident might leave you shocked and bewildered. But don’t forget to contact the police immediately after an accident. This is especially important if you were involved in a serious auto accident. The police would document every detail including photograph the scene and prepare a case related to the accident. Your personal injury lawyer may later need to obtain and utilize the police report as evidence in the court.
Medical Treatment
No matter how distressed you are after the accident, you should immediately visit a hospital and get first aid administered. Even if you don’t feel any pain or have any physical signs of injury, you must still get yourself checked out by a medical practitioner. Internal traumas aren’t readily apparent; a thorough medical examination will make sure there are none.
Take Injury Notes and Preserve Evidence
You should collect evidence like photographs, videos and images of the surroundings, cars involved, and witnesses. This will serve as evidence and confirm the guilty party who caused the accident and damage.
You must also write down the incident in detail. Start preserving medical bills, police report, pictures of the damage caused to your car or yourself. Collecting any other evidence such as hospital visits or any loss of work or wages due to the accident will also be helpful.
Talk with Other Witnesses
It would help your case if you could gather the names and contact details of the people who were present at the accident spot. They could be witnesses to the accident and may be helpful later if filing a legal case is required.
Accident scenes can be tampered with, and we often forget details about an event as time goes by. Thus, it’s vital that you follow the above-mentioned steps to strengthen your case in the court. Make sure that you don’t misplace the evidence that you have collected.
Meet a Personal Injury Attorney
You may need the assistance of a personal injury lawyer if you consider filing a legal claim against the person responsible. The first thing your attorney would want to know is the detail of the incident. In a typical car accident case, you will need to share the evidence such as pictures, videos, police case, images of your physical injury and medical bills.
The initial interview with your lawyer may be lengthier if:
- You suffered personal injury due to malpractices at the medical center
- Your injuries are due to the use of defective products
- There is any emotional or mental harassment at the workplace
- You suffered workplace injury due to your employer’s carelessness
It doesn’t matter how you sustained the injuries; you must be able to narrate the incident to your lawyer and share with them the evidence you’ve collected.
Safeguarding your legal rights in the event of personal injury is important even though your first preference should always be recovering from the injury. Keeping these critical steps in mind will save you time and effort when you file a personal injury claim.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of a personal injury, it’s understandably stressful. The dedicated attorneys at Saffren & Weinberg can help you navigate through the complex process of filing a claim and make sure that you get what you rightly deserve. Contact us at (215) 576-0100 for more information or to schedule a free consultation.
