Personal Injury Lawyers in Edmonton
If you are in a Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) in Alberta, you need to report your injuries as quickly as possible and in as much detail as possible. As soon as possible, book an appointment with your family doctor. It is often beneficial to see a chiropractor and a physiotherapist as well. Reporting of injuries is very important in your personal injury claim against the insurance company. Your personal injury lawyer in Edmonton will help guide you in which medical teams you should go to report your injuries.
Developing an ongoing relationship with your doctor is invaluable, especially during your recovery from an accident. However, finding a family physician has become increasingly difficult for Albertans in recent years, and doctors accepting new patient are almost unheard of. Not having a regular doctor is the norm, and this has led many people to seek primary care from Medicentres and walk-in clinics.
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Whiplash injuries usually happen because of the sudden back-and-forth motion of the head, arising due to car accidents, high-impact incidents or sports collisions. The unexpected impact results in a violent forward and backward head motion that strains the neck’s muscles, ligaments and tendons. Suffering a whiplash injury can be both painful and overwhelming. Symptoms typically emerge within 24 hours and include neck pain, stiffness, headaches, fatigue and in some cases, even cognitive issues. When facing such an injury, knowing how the liability is ascertained and the type of evidence required to prove a whiplash injury is crucial. In this article, we shall have a look into these aspects.
There are many paths that can be taken to resolve a personal injury claim. This blog will look at the different stages involved in litigating a personal injury claim, and the different ways in which a claim can be resolved.
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When you are injured in a motor vehicle accident, visiting your doctor regularly to report your symptoms is essential to your recovery. This builds the medical evidence of your injuries, which is vital to a personal injury claim. Seeing the doctor to report your injuries as soon as possible after the accident is crucial, but it is also essential to return to provide status updates. This is especially true if the treatment protocol isn’t addressing your injuries, and you aren’t seeing improvements with time.
There are some upcoming changes to know about when it comes to reporting accidents in Alberta. As it stands, when you are involved in a motor vehicle accident, you must report the incident to the collision centre if there are injuries, death, or if there is combined property damage of $2,000 and over. However, starting in January 2024, the Government of Alberta is changing the mandatory reporting threshold for accidents.
So, you’ve had a motor vehicle accident. You’ve exchanged contact and insurance information with the other driver at the scene of the accident, taken pictures of the damage, and spoken to any witnesses. Continue reading “CHANGES TO REPORTING AN ACCIDENT IN EDMONTON: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW STARTING SEPTEMBER 29, 2022”