When Should I Go to the Hospital After an Accident? | Personal Injury Q&A with George Jebaily

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So, if I was involved in a car accident, should I go to the hospital right after, or should I wait and see how I'm feeling? What is your input on that?

Everything is dependent upon the circumstances of that individual. First, get yourself checked out at the scene, whether it's through an emergency responder at the scene, an ambulance driver, or a paramedic. Listen to the medical advice of the people there to determine what is needed.

Obviously, we are here to provide legal assistance, but we're not in a position to offer medical advice. Frequently, injuries show up later, so having someone get checked out is a way to make sure that nothing bad, or really bad, has taken place.

Of course, if the injuries are very severe, they're going to take you to the hospital anyway. But if they're less severe, that's something you just need to make sure you're taking care of.

Our experience is that those people who get themselves checked out have a better likelihood of getting well because, at the end of the day, after someone's been in a wreck, you want to get well as fast as you can and as completely as you can.

So, it sounds like the quicker, the better.

It's very important to get yourself checked out, both on the legal side as well as on the medical side, just to make sure that everything is okay.