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Why You Should Seek Medical Attention After an Accident

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At Gebhard Law Office, we often hear from accident injury victims who, because they did not seek medical attention after an accident, find out years later that they will not be able to recover damages from their accidents. It’s unfortunate and all too common.

Here are the three biggest reasons it is important to see a medical professional after an accident:

  1. Some types of injuries do not produce immediate signs and symptoms. Did you know that you can suffer a traumatic brain injury and not know it? Even if you do not actually hit your head during an accident, your brain can sustain very real injury just from the collision that occurs within your head when your brain hits the inner wall of your skull. Without the help of a skilled medical professional who knows how to spot the early warning signs for common accident injuries like brain trauma and whiplash, you may walk away from your accident with untreated injuries that could worsen or prove fatal.
  2. Seeking medical attention after your accident proves you took steps to minimize any physical damage you may have sustained. If you need to recover damages for medical expenses or permanent disability due to injuries you sustain in an accident, the court will want to know that you took appropriate precautions and care to minimize your injuries. If the court believes that you neglected to take care of your injuries in a reasonable manner, they could decide that responsibility for the seriousness of your injuries lies with you, and not the person with whom you were in an accident.
  3. Seeing a doctor proves that you sustained your injuries in the accident and not in some other manner. If you wait weeks to see a doctor about the injuries you receive in an accident, how can the doctor or anyone vouch for the veracity of your claim? This is particularly true when it comes to work accident injury claims, auto accident lawsuits, and premises liability claims. If you are injured through no fault of your own due to someone else’s negligence, it is extremely important that you seek medical attention right away to tie your injuries to the actual accident.

For more information on protecting your rights after an accident, call Milwaukee personal injury attorney Karl Gebhard today for a free consultation.

Milwaukee Highway Accidents Lawyer

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Hundreds of car accidents occur on our Wisconsin highways each and every year. These accidents are especially dangerous because cars are traveling at much higher rate of speed which can cause much more damage and physical injuries than residential area types of car accidents. Highway traveling can be a great way to get form point A to point B, but there are many significant risks to be aware of.

Highway car accidents are more likely to occur in the nighttime. This is a fact for several reasons. Some people drive on the highway with their bright headlights on, which can effectively blind drivers in oncoming traffic. This fact alone has caused very serious head-on collisions, often times with fatal results.

Another leading cause of highway accidents is that many people are physically and mentally tired while driving at night. Being tired can reduce your reaction time, impair your judgment, and lower a persons overall driving ability. Some people can be so tired that they actually fall asleep while behind the wheel. Because highway driving can be long and monotonous, they may get the urge to simply drift off the road. Obviously, this is an extremely dangerous situation and can lead to a very serious car accident.

Tire problems on the highway can also be a very big problem for highway drivers, as a tire blowout or flat tire at high speeds can cause a car to swerve out of control. Even when following the speed limit, most cars on the highway are driving fast enough that a tire problem could cause the driver to lose control of their vehicle.

Contact Gebhard Law Office for a free highway car accident consultation.

If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident on the highway, contact a Milwaukee car accident lawyer today by calling Gebhard Law Office at: 414-873-6550

 

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