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Car Accident Injury Dos and Don’ts – Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour

What You Don’t Know About Whiplash and Insurance Can Hurt You

By Dr. Thomas Polucki

Give yourself a few moments to discover the basics and surprisingly not-so-common knowledge about car accident injury.


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Required Information Exchange

Immediately after a car accident the driver of each car must exchange the following information:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Driver License Number
  • License Plate Number
  • Auto Insurance Company
  • Policy Number

With this in mind you may want to cut and paste this list into your phone’s notes.
Things can get crazy right after an accident and this checklist may help.

Selfies

Since nearly everyone now has a camera in their phone, take lots of pictures of:

  • The scene of the accident
  • Damage to both vehicles
  • Any cuts, scrapes or bruises as a result of the accident
  • Other driver’s license plate, driver’s license and insurance card

Don’t Speak

When reporting the accident to the insurance companies, be careful about discussing injury. The less said the better. Because if you don’t feel hurt but there was obvious damage to the car, you may be in a mild state of shock. Aches, pains or worse may take days or even weeks to manifest but by then, it’s too late to relate it to the accident.

When they ask if you were injured, the best answer is that you don’t know yet.
And that you are going to see your doctor as soon as possible.

Get Examined

By all means, the Emergency Room is the right place for fractures and severe bleeding.

But just because you are not in an immediate life or death crisis does not mean that everything is fine.

There lies a huge gap between a life and death emergency and no problems.

Most of us live most of our lives in that gap, occasionally placated with temporary relief therapies.

But anti-inflammatory pain killers and muscle relaxers do nothing to stop the long-term indirect disabilities associated with whiplash injuries.

RELATED: Auto Accident Injury: The Three Biggest Mistakes

Pick a Litigator

If you were injured in the accident, you may need a lawyer. And when you look for an attorney, make sure that he or she is a litigator, a trial attorney.

In short, you want someone who loves taking on the bullies instead of taking the lowest settlement the insurance company can get away with.

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All things considered, I see too many chronic, seemingly unrelated conditions that trace back to untreated whiplash. And while it’s never too late to get good care, early appropriate treatment can make all the difference in the world.

Are you ready?

http://www.drpolucki.com/consultation/

About Santa Clarita Chiropractor Dr. Thomas Polucki

Dr. Thomas Polucki is a Board Certified Doctor of Chiropractic, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor and Certified Upper Cervical Chiropractor.

Dr. Polucki provides Functional Medicine services in most cities via remote labs and Internet consultations. He sees patients by appointment at 25050 Peachland Ave., Suite 105, Newhall, Calif., 91321. Visit https://drpolucki.com for more information or call 661-753-9340 to schedule an appointment.

Dr. Polucki also hosts the “Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour” on AM 1220 KHTS radio in Santa Clarita
Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon. Click here to listen to the podcasts.

The information in this article is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease.

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