Is it important to get immediate medical attention after an accident? Gainesville accident attorney answers.

 

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As a personal injury attorney, I recommend getting immediate medical attention for any injury after an accident.  Why? First, to heal and "return" to healthful functioning.  Second, for documentation purposes. 


If an injured person makes a claim to their insurance company or from a third party for the cost of past or future treatment, lost wages, pain and suffering, or other damages, injuries must be documented by a medical doctor.  As strange as it sounds, if it's not in your medical record, then it's almost like "it didn't happen."  Even if pain does not occur for a few hours or days after the crash, impact, or fall, go to the doctor as soon as possible for pro-active evaluation.


In addition, often a person does not seek medical attention after an accident because they think the injury is minor and will go away on its own in time.  However, many of these people come to regret their decision down the road as sometimes seemingly minor injuries can become serious and necessitate medical treatment or surgery.

 

For more information, please request my Accident Guide Book, Seven Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Florida Accident Case.




I am local Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, and I strongly believe that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident. 

My Office and I take pride in our work, and the results we get for our clients.  

The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. We are personal injury lawyers, litigators and trial lawyers that have been working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 37 years throughout North Florida and all over Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice as accident attorneys.
We have been proudly representing injured accident victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and Alachua County, Marion County, Columbia County, Citrus County, Volusia County, Sumter County, Putnam County  and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.
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