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Get Medical Attention Promptly
for Whiplash Symptoms

If you have any whiplash symptoms, you must seek medical assistance promptly. Remember that your health always comes first, and since whiplash injuries can deteriorate quickly and lead to permanent health problems, to delay seeking medical attention can seriously place your health in jeopardy. No amount of compensation for whiplash injuries can make up for having to deal with a lifetime of health problems.

Causes of Whiplash

The most common cause of whiplash symptoms is the head snapping forward and then backward suddenly. While rear-end traffic accidents are the most common cause of whiplash, this type of injury can also be caused by sporting accidents, falls, an object falling on the head and from physical assaults. Even a fall from a chair can cause whiplash injuries. The accident does not need to be severe in order to cause considerable soft tissue damage to the neck.

Whiplash symptoms are not always immediately apparent. Road traffic accident victims who are taken to hospital in an ambulance normally have a neck brace applied as a precautionary measure. This is because whiplash symptoms do not always appear immediately, and it is very easy for whiplash injuries to be compounded after an accident when the head and neck are not properly supported.

Whiplash Injuries and Contributory Negligence

Whiplash symptoms can also quite easily be masked by the rush of adrenaline following a stressful situation such as a car accident. In order to ensure that you do not contribute to the severity of whiplash injuries, it is strongly recommended to visit a doctor or hospital quickly after an accident, even if you think that you have escaped relatively unscathed.

If you delay seeking medical attention, when it comes to making a claim for whiplash injury compensation the defence may argue that you have contributed to your injuries by not seeking medical attention promptly. This will invariably see whiplash injury compensation payments reduced due to your own ‘contributory negligence , and for failing to take care of your health and wellbeing.

Common Whiplash Symptoms:

Listed below are the most common whiplash symptoms, all of which can take a few days to appear after an accident. Whiplash symptoms may take up to a week to become apparent (and sometimes even longer), which is why it is vital to seek medical attention promptly. If you are experiencing any of the whiplash symptoms listed below, you must seek medical attention immediately:

• Neck pain
• Stiffness and tenderness in the neck
• Difficulty moving the head and neck
• Headaches
• Muscle spasms (in the side or back of neck)
• Swelling in the neck
• Stiffness in the back of the head
• Shooting pain from the neck to the shoulders or arms
• Sensory disturbance (for example, pins and needles in the arms and legs)
• Referred pain to the shoulders or arms
• Fatigue

Whiplash Symptoms Experienced Immediately After An Accident

Immediately after being involved in a car crash you may experience dizziness, shoulder pain, pain in the arms, weakness and/or tingling in the arms and legs and blurred vision. Some people experience memory loss or even periods of unconsciousness after a particularly serious traffic accident. With very serious whiplash injuries, people can experience severe pains in the back of the head, pins and needles in the shoulders or a sensation of heaviness in the arms. All of these can indicate serious whiplash injuries have been sustained.

Other Health Issues Associated with Whiplash Symptoms:

Whiplash symptoms can create many other health issues for accident victims, many of which do not appear to have anything to do with a trauma to the soft tissue injuries in the neck. Whiplash injury victims often experience whiplash symptoms such as restlessness and insomnia, which in turn can lead to problems concentrating. Although these symptoms may not be as severe as those listed above, they can increase the chance of having a further accident which can cause serious and lasting damage to the muscles, ligaments and tendons in the neck and shoulders.

Claiming Compensation for Whiplash Symptoms:

Most people who claim compensation for whiplash end up settling for an amount that does not truly compensate them for the suffering they have experienced. Whiplash injuries can create medical issues that last your whole life, and the full extent of whiplash injuries can take many days, or even week and months to manifest. While a doctor will be well aware of the seriousness of whiplash injuries, so too will an experienced whiplash injury compensation solicitor. After seeking medical treatment for your injuries, it is of great benefit to also seek the advice of a whiplash injury compensation solicitor. The advice provided will help you to claim the full amount of compensation to which you are entitled.

If you are unsure of the best way to handle your whiplash compensation claim, you should call our whiplash injury claims helpline today for advice. Our specialist whiplash compensation claim solicitors will give you the information you need in order to maximise the value of a whiplash injuries compensation settlement.

Talk to us now by calling our Freephone whiplash claims helpline or take advantage of our call back service. Complete your contact details in the call back form on this page, and one of our experienced whiplash injury compensation solicitors will call you back at the time of your choosing.

When you call our whiplash injury claims helpline you will be put through to a solicitor who is very experienced in filing whiplash compensation claims, and he will help ensure that you receive a level of compensation which will cover all aspects of your whiplash injuries.

Claiming Whiplash Injury Compensation with a No Win No Fee Solicitor

Whiplash injury compensation claims have potential to become highly complicated, and there is always a risk that a claim for whiplash injury compensation may not succeed. Although whiplash injury compensation can be vital for whiplash victims to help cover the cost of treatment, a failed claim is likely to place even more financial strain on the claimant as a solicitor will still need to be paid.

However when a whiplash injury claim for compensation is undertaken by a No Win No Fee solicitor, if the claim does not succeed you will not be required to pay for your solicitors time. It will come as no surprise to hear that No Win No Fee claims for whiplash injury compensation are a highly popular way to claim compensation for whiplash injuries for this very reason.

Not all whiplash injury compensation claims can be taken on by a whiplash injury solicitor on a No Win No Fee basis, and it is usually only claims which have a strong chance of success that qualify for this type of conditional fee arrangement.

When you call our whiplash claims helpline for advice, you will be informed whether your claim qualifies for No Win No Fee representation.

What Can You Expect When You Call Our Whiplash Claims Helpline?

We will listen to your account of the accident and your explanation of the injuries you have sustained. You should tell us any whiplash symptoms you sustained or are still experiencing. You should also tell us about when you sought medical attention and the treatment you have received. All information that you provide to us with is in the strictest confidence. We can normally tell you quite quickly if your claim is worth your while pursuing, as well as the likelihood of your whiplash claim succeeding. Our solicitors will explain the claims process, and will give you an indication of how long the claim is likely to take to be resolved.

If you have any questions about making a claim for whiplash injury compensation, you should make a note of them before you call us. This will ensure that you have a reminder close to hand to get the answers you need. Please also keep a pen and paper handy, as you may wish to take notes and jot down what you need to do next if you decide to proceed with a whiplash injury claim for compensation.

Right now, the easiest next step to take is to give our whiplash injury claims helpline a call. Call our Freephone number today and find out whether you are eligible to claim whiplash injury compensation. If you cannot speak to us now, simply fill in the contact form to request a call from us at any time that is convenient for you, when you can talk freely about the accident and your injuries.