A Whiplash Injury Claim Is 'NO
BIG DEAL'... Or Is It?
Are you aware of how important your compensation for
a whiplash injury can be? Too often, a whiplash injury
claim is overlooked or is under-compensated. It is
often considered minor, but is it really? After all, you've
suffered an accident, been injured even if the injury
is 'just' whiplash.
Do you realise what a whiplash injury is?
A whiplash typically causes injury to your neck. Do you
think a neck injury is minor?
Plenty of accident claim solicitors will try to tell
you a whiplash injury won't bring much accident compensation,
if any. Do you believe them? If you do,
it's because you don’t understand the long-term consequences
of the injury. If you've been in an accident and suffered,
you'd better start to understand how serious a neck injury
can be. Overlook the importance of a whiplash
accident claim, and you could be in for a very unhappy
life.
15 Years Of Hell
Here's a story that will get you thinking twice about
the importance of a whiplash
neck injury claim.
It was a simple matter. A car accident. She was a passenger
in her husband's car. Someone stopped suddenly in front
of him, and he rear-ended them. The accident was technically
his fault, because he should have left more space between
his car and the one in front. But the man's wife was not
at fault. She was just a passenger, an accident victim.
The driver of the car he rear-ended apparently didn't
have appropriate accident insurance, so he left the accident
scene quickly, before the police arrived. The car wasn't
going very fast at impact. It was rush-hour traffic. Even
so, the car engine was damaged by the accident impact,
so that was the end of the car. But no accident injuries
to the passenger or her husband, the driver. Or so they
thought.
The day after the accident, both husband and wife awoke
with stiff backs and some pain extending from the neck
all the way down the length of the spine. Accident insurance
paid for a visit to the doctor, where they were diagnosed
with 'whiplash'.
Whiplash, Yeah... Whatever!
Here's where the story gets bad. The doctor said whiplash
was a minor injury and they'd recover; end of story.
But it wasn't.
Two years later, the woman developed a problem with her
wrist. It was almost as if her wrist was injured, but
she'd done nothing to cause an injury. Gradually she realized
the problem involved her shoulder as well. She developed
occasional numbness from neck to hand, for no apparent
reason.
The whiplash accident long forgotten, she tried to think
of an immediate cause of injury and couldn’t find one.
She went on with her life, unaware that the numbness from
neck to hand had anything to do with the injury two years
earlier.
As time went on, she developed more problems – various
types of health issues that seemed to have no apparent
cause. She still didn't think to tie any of these problems
in with the car accident from years before, and the whiplash
injury the doctor said was 'No big deal.'
Dealing With The Pain
Finally, on top of all her health problems that no one
could diagnose, she developed severe neck pain and numbness
in her head. It was worse every time she tried to drive.
Even though her back and neck felt painful as she sat
behind the steering wheel – the same way she felt after
her whiplash injury – she didn’t once think about the
accident that caused the injury. After all, she believed
it when her doctor said the whiplash injury was minor,
of no consequence.
But there were consequences, serious health
consequences. Increasing disability. Trouble staying focused
at her job, because of the constant numbness from neck
to hand. Pain in her neck and shoulders every time she
tired to use the computer or tried to drive. She was afraid
half the time of getting into another accident because
of the numbness, afraid her neck problems would cause
a blackout as she sat behind the steering wheel.
The Relief
When she was finally unable to drive even down the street
with the pain in her neck, she finally went to see a new
doctor. He asked her, 'Have you ever been in a car
accident?'
She thought about it and remembered: 'Yes. Fifteen years
ago.'
'What happened?' the doctor asked.
She shrugged. 'It wasn't a big deal. I suffered a whiplash
injury.'
The doctor’s eyes widened.
“What do you mean it wasn't a big deal? Don't you realise
the injury you suffered fifteen years ago is causing all
of your problems today?”
This is a sad story, because this woman never thought
of a whiplash compensation claim. That injury caused one
problem after another that severely impacted her ability
to work and her quality of life. The impact of the whiplash
injury continued over many years, and the problems intensified.
All because of an accident that caused whiplash.
Living With The Consequences
Over the long term, this woman was disabled by her injury.
Is that really “no big deal,” as the doctor who examined
her after the accident claimed? Shouldn’t she have claimed
accident
compensation for her neck injury, looking ahead to
see that she might suffer long-term consequences?
A whiplash injury is NOT minor!
It’s an injury to the neck, which is a critical part
of the body. It’s through the neck that all neural messages
and nutrient-giving blood cells travel to and from the
brain and the rest of the body. It can have a severe long-term
impact… and it’s not necessarily apparent right away.
Your Decision
This doesn't mean all whiplash injuries will have severe
long-term consequences. But how will you know what compensation
you might be entitled to unless you consult with a competent
professional – an accident
claim solicitor who has seen the consequences of neck
injury and knows whether or not you have a valid accident
claim?
A claim solicitor who can direct you to take the right
steps to handle your injury claim efficiently and fairly.
If you've suffered a whiplash neck injury, don't just
write it off as 'no big deal.' It might be a bigger deal
than you think. Investigate your whiplash accident
claim options. Because if the day comes when your
injury causes long-term problems, and you can no longer
hold a job as a result of your accident years earlier,
you will not want to be without the compensation you were
entitled to.
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