Common Injuries from Minor Car Accidents: What You Shouldn’t Ignore

The Florida Department of Transportation reports that there are hundreds of thousands of crashes in Florida every year. Many of these result in injuries to those who are involved. Recently, more than half of all accidents reported in the Sunshine State were injury accidents.

Despite the vast number of car accidents causing injuries each year, not every injury accident will be catastrophic. That is, not every injury accident will lead to disabling and life-altering physical bodily harm. Still, even those accidents where minor injuries transpire can be serious and shouldn’t be shrugged off by individuals who were harmed. Ignoring any type of physical bodily harm can be very detrimental in the long run. The best prognosis for a complete recovery or as full of a recovery as possible is to get early treatment.

If you were injured in a Florida car accident, having legal representation assisting you with your claim can be advantageous for many reasons. One of these is understanding your rights and what steps to take to file a claim that has the best potential to recover the highest amount of financial compensation. After a crash, the Tampa car accident attorneys at Fulgenio Law can help you with your claim and provide you with the legal guidance and counsel you need to be successful.

Even Small Injuries Need Attention

One of the most common injuries that is reported after a car accident is back injuries. Back injuries can be mild, moderate, or severe. Depending on the back injury that is suffered physical therapy, muscle relaxants, or even surgery may be required. 

Sometimes injuries may only produce a minimal amount of discomfort or pain or make a car accident victim think that there is no reason to see a doctor. However, this is not recommended. What may start out as a minor injury can easily progress into something much worse. Without treatment, it becomes much easier to aggravate an existing injury turning it into a very serious condition.

Other times, a victim of a car accident may not experience symptoms of an injury right after the crash. Because of this, it may seem like no physical bodily harm was suffered and therefore, a victim decides that they don’t need to be seen by a doctor. It is important to understand that certain injuries do not exhibit symptoms right away, but instead, have delayed symptoms. Here too, failing to have a medical examination identify potential physical bodily harm could also cause a delayed-symptom injury to become more complicated and considerably degrade one’s health.

Fractured bones, sprains and strains, herniated discs, and spinal injuries are very common after a crash. When pain becomes progressively more uncomfortable, when breathing is encumbered, when weakness or tingling is experienced, when walking and mobility are affected, when an elevated temperature and fever develop then it is important that if you initially delayed seeing a doctor you quickly get to one. These are signs that your condition needs treatment immediately.

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