Brampton personal injury lawyers know from experience that accidents happen in a split second, but they can have devastating, long-term effects.

Whether it’s a motor-vehicle accident or a slip and fall accident, it can result in a variety of injuries, ranging from simple cuts, wounds, lacerations, sprains etc to life-threatening, life-altering injuries that affect not just the injured person but often the entire family.

The unfortunate aspect of accidents is that most of them are preventable and avoidable. They’re generally caused by someone’s fault or negligence. The injured person/s may suffer huge repercussions in the form of physical, financial and emotional losses. They’re entitled to seek monetary compensation for:

• Loss of income/wages or earning capacity
• Medical and rehabilitation expenses
• Pain and suffering

There may be other areas where compensation can be claimed, based on the individual circumstances in each case. In Ontario, statutory benefits are available to all those injured in car accidents, regardless of fault. These are payable by the victim’s own insurance company. Additionally, victims also retain the right to file a personal injury suit against all the at-fault parties whose negligence/fault caused the accident.

Getting Medical Assistance

When the injuries are serious, obviously emergency medical attention will be provided. The injured person may later be moved to an intensive care unit or a hospital ward if continuing medical treatment is required. At a later stage, the person may be discharged from hospital but may have to make further follow-up visits. This could be to the out-patient clinics or to their own family physicians. Treatments, medications and rehabilitation therapies may be recommended for further restoring good health and strength.

In some cases, the injuries appear minor initially, with little or no distress causing symptoms. However, it’s still important to visit a doctor. Apart from the legal and insurance point of view, this is crucial as it concerns your health. Some injuries tend to display late reactions and unless you get a thorough medical examination, it’s easy to miss injuries like concussion, internal organ damage, internal bleeding, whiplash, etc. Accidents can also worsen pre-existing medical conditions especially in older victims.

Another important aspect to consider is that insurance claims adjusters may report that since no doctor’s visits were made, there were no injuries at the time. This could negatively impact a claim.

Those who don’t have a family physician can walk into a clinic or the emergency department of a nearby hospital. From the time you meet the doctor, records will be kept of all aspects regarding your health status. These are valuable pieces of evidence to indicate the nature and extent of injury and its impact on your life. They help to prove that you have indeed suffered physical, financial and emotional trauma due to this accident and help build a robust claim.

It’s also important to prove that you are making the effort to mitigate your damages. This means you have to show that you are following doctor’s advice, taking medication and treatments, trying to restore your health to pre-accident level, etc.

Our experienced Brampton car accident lawyers and Brampton slip and fall accident lawyers can provide advice and assistance regarding your medical treatment.