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Head to the Emergency Room After a Traffic Accident!

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Despite increases in safety of motor vehicles, people are injured in traffic accidents every day.  Airbags and other safety devices will help minimize the extent of injuries in many cases, but will not prevent them completely.  Airbags can also cause injuries of their own, such as severe burns.  Seatbelts can sometimes cause internal injuries in the upper body.  If you’ve been involved in a serious traffic accident, you should head to the emergency room.  Your vehicle and your other responsibilities can wait; you must ensure that your health comes first. Internal Injuries, Concussions and Fractures Require Immediate Attention Any Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Manhattan or Brooklyn traffic accident attorney can tell horror stories of people that didn’t realize the full extent of their injuries and skipped going to the emergency room after an accident.  Internal injuries are often asymptomatic, especially injuries from seatbelts that constrict the chest area during an acci

Five Stages of a Personal Injury Case

When somebody suffers an injury because of the intentional, reckless or negligence action of another person, this can give rise to a personal injury case. There are many different types of personal injury cases such as: Traffic Accidents Slip and Fall Medical Malpractice Product Liability Dog Bites Civil Rights If you have a personal injury case that’s being handled by an attorney, it’s a good idea to know the five stages civil litigation that applies to personal injury cases.  If you have a Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Bronx or Brooklyn personal injury attorney , they will also know the specific rules that apply to these New York City jurisdictions.  Smaller cases with less serious injuries are usually settled in earliest stages, with bigger cases with catastrophic injuries more likely to go to trial.  Overall, 99% of all personal injury cases are settled before trial. Treatment and Investigation During this stage the client is getting treatment for their in