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What are important symptoms to look out for after a crash that might signify more serious injuries?

After a car accident, it’s common for people to have this adrenaline rush to think that maybe they’re okay. You know, especially presuming if they didn’t obviously break any bones or have apparent serious injuries right after the accident. But things you really need to look out for are things like pertaining, of course, to your brain, right? Did you lose consciousness? Are you feeling nauseous? Are you having memory issues? Are you feeling lethargic? That could signal a brain injury, and you have to be very careful about that.

Also, you want to be really careful about taking note of soreness or stiffness in your neck, your back, or your extremities. When it comes to your neck and back, it’s really common for people to at first think they’re okay, but then to as days go on to progressively feel worse in their neck or their back, and this means stiffness, soreness that could signal disc herniations or spinal injuries. You have to be very careful about and you need to seek treatment for right away.

And same with your extremities, right? You have to be careful if you start feeling soreness in your shoulders or your knees. It could be something much more serious. So that’s why when people come to us and hire us, especially in the immediacy after an accident, we take very careful note of how they’re feeling and we immediately set them up with the best doctors, the best spine doctors, the best orthopedic surgeons, whoever we need to send them to. We’re making sure that they get the care that they need, and that’s being covered by insurance.

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