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Saturday, July 13, 2013

WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN IN A MIAMI CAR ACCIDENT

The Miami Car Accident Clinic realizes car accidents are an extremely sensitive and stressful situation. This blog post is to help prepare you in the event of a Miami car accident. We will provide you with a checklist of the necessary things you need to do after you have been in a Miami car accident. Being prepared for such events can help you manage the situation better. And if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call the Miami Car Accident Clinic at (305) 834-7900. Also feel free to print out the car accident checklist and put it in your glove compartment for convenient access. Below is the checklist:

VITAL INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT:

CALL 911 FOR THE POLICE/AMBULANCE
STAY CALM TO PREVENT THE CAR ACCIDENT FROM GETTING WORSE
RENDER AID - IF QUALIFIED
WARN OTHER MOTORISTS AWAY
CALL THE MIAMI ACCIDENT CLINIC - (305) 834-7900
CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY
CHECK YOURSELF FOR WHIPLASH SYMPTOMS (SEE BELOW)
TAKE DOWN THE OTHER DRIVER'S INFORMATION (NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE, LICENSE #, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER)
TAKE PICTURES OF BOTH VEHICLES

Whiplash is an injury to the neck muscles from rapid forward and backward motion of the neck caused by a trauma (eg, a car accident). It can cause acute (short-term) neck pain as well as restricted movement in your neck. Most symptoms occur within 24 hours of the event. Whiplash symptoms include:

Headache, usually at the base of the skull
Neck pain/stiffness
Ringing in the ears
Jaw pain
Back pain
Shoulder pain
Fatigue
Blurred vision
Dizziness

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Miami car accident or any other type of Miami personal injury accident, call the Miami Accident Clinic today for a free consultation.

Author: Dr. Jared Rose DC

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

www.miamicaraccidentclinic.com

Thursday, July 11, 2013

ATTENTION FLORIDA LICENSED DRIVERS - NEW 14 DAY LAW

Last year Governor Rick Scott passed a law that only gives you 14 days to seek medical attention after you have been injured in a Miami car accident. If you do not seek initial care, you will lose all coverage of benefits that you pay for every month.

I repeat, beginning January 1, 2013, you must seek medical attention within 14 days after a Miami car accident, or any other county car accident in Florida for that matter. If you do not, you will not be entitled to your personal injury protection (PIP) at all!

What this means is if you have any type of injury, big or small, you should always get it checked out by a licensed healthcare practitioner. Because you never know if a small injury will turn into a big one. I have seen this happen first hand. Growing up, my mother and I were injured in a Miami car accident. We were in a parking lot and she wasn't even going fast. A car backed out of a parking spot and hit us. Her initial reaction was, "that we were not going fast, so she should feel okay." That was the case until a couple days passed. She began experiencing all types of symptoms and pain. To make a long story short, she needed to have neck surgery to remove 3 intervertebral discs. This was all from a "minor" Miami car accident. If this crude law was in effect back then, there was a chance that my mother would not have been covered.

The point of this Miami Car Accident Clinic blog is to inform the public of this new law. If you are injured, you must seek medical attention immediately or within 14 days following the accident. Call the Miami Car Accident Clinic if you have any questions regarding this new law. You pay for your PIP coverage, and we are here to make sure you receive it when you need it.

If you or someone you know has been injured in any of the following Miami personal injury type accidents, call the Personal Injury Doctors at (305) 834-7900 for a free consultation.

Author: Dr. Jared Rose DC

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street Suite #2

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

www.miamicaraccidentclinic.com