What Type of Doctor Should I See After an Accident?
After an accident, getting the right medical care is one of the most important steps you can take. In this video, we explain why there is no single type of doctor you must see after an injury, why seeking prompt medical attention is critical for both your health and your case, and how following your treatment plan can strengthen your claim. Watch the video below to learn more.
Video Transcription
After you're injured in an accident, there's no specific type of doctor that you need to see.
You should make that decision based on your health. That is the number one priority for you.
What's important from a legal perspective is that you seek medical care promptly.
If there is a significant delay from the date of your accident when you first seek medical care, it makes it harder to prove that your injuries are actually due to the accident.
People will wonder. When I say people, I mean judges, juries, courts. They'll wonder why it took so long to go to a doctor, or they'll doubt whether you're seriously injured.
So seek prompt medical care. Again, that's also the best thing for your health as well.
When you go to see a doctor, you need to be clear that you're there for the accident.
Then you need to be a good patient. Make your appointments. Follow up if you miss one.
Insurance companies and defense lawyers love to go through your medical bills and treatment and point out gaps in treatment and missed appointments to try to argue you weren't really injured or that you weren't injured that severely.
So again, get prompt medical care and be a good patient. That'll help you medically and take care of your health, but it's also the best thing you can do for your case.
You should make that decision based on your health. That is the number one priority for you.
What's important from a legal perspective is that you seek medical care promptly.
If there is a significant delay from the date of your accident when you first seek medical care, it makes it harder to prove that your injuries are actually due to the accident.
People will wonder. When I say people, I mean judges, juries, courts. They'll wonder why it took so long to go to a doctor, or they'll doubt whether you're seriously injured.
So seek prompt medical care. Again, that's also the best thing for your health as well.
When you go to see a doctor, you need to be clear that you're there for the accident.
Then you need to be a good patient. Make your appointments. Follow up if you miss one.
Insurance companies and defense lawyers love to go through your medical bills and treatment and point out gaps in treatment and missed appointments to try to argue you weren't really injured or that you weren't injured that severely.
So again, get prompt medical care and be a good patient. That'll help you medically and take care of your health, but it's also the best thing you can do for your case.