| Description: | After any personal injury accident, you first concern should be that of your health. No amount of personal injury compensation will make up for a lifelong health issue or disability that could have been prevented by timely medical intervention. Therefore, after a personal injury accident, summon an ambulance if your injury is severe, or have somebody take you to hospital or your doctor´s surgery as a matter of urgency. Gather witness statements and take photos of the accident scene only if you are physically able to do so — your solicitor will get these for you if required.
It seems obvious to state that any time you feel unwell you should see a doctor, but many people ignore symptoms of an illness until they have developed into a serious concern. Late developing industrial disease injuries may only manifest similar to the symptoms of a cold in the early stages but, by enabling a doctor to diagnose the symptoms of (say) a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before the disease has become established, he might just save your life! |
