| Orange County, CA | | | | accident injury, it is best to seek the help of a |
| Car accidents are common in Orange County due | | | | specialist in the area. |
| to the numbers of vehicles clogging our streets, | | | | Yes, car accident injuries are a specialized field. |
| highways and freeways. Face it, Orange County is | | | | There are many factors a true auto accident |
| a place on the move. Everyone must get around | | | | expert must know to accurately diagnose your |
| by car. If you've been unlucky enough to have | | | | problem and provide the best treatment possible |
| suffered a car crash in Orange County, there are | | | | all within the parameters of insurance computer |
| some basic facts you must know. | | | | programs. Your car accident injury expert will also |
| Fact #1: You can be injured even if your car | | | | be able to assist you in answering calls and letters |
| wasn't. | | | | from insurance companies and lawyers and refer |
| Several scientific studies over a period of years, | | | | you to other specialists when necessary. |
| have proven the human threshold of injury in a | | | | Fact #5: Many car crash victims are unsure of |
| rear impact car crash is a mere 2.5 mph.Other | | | | what doctor to see or how they will pay the bills. |
| studies have shown that most injuries were | | | | A true car accident expert will explain to you how |
| suffered in slow speed collisions of approximately | | | | the process works and how to arrange for |
| 10-12 mph. Vehicle crash engineers and medical | | | | treatment with no money out of your pocket. |
| researches found that modern cars can be | | | | Even if you have no health insurance or |
| crashed bumper to bumper numerous times at up | | | | automobile medical overage, as long as the other |
| to 20 mph and show no visible signs of damage. | | | | party is at fault and they art insured, you will be |
| Therefore your Orange County car crash could | | | | able to access the care you need without worry |
| leave no bumper damage but your neck was | | | | of paying up front. True car accident specialists |
| subjected to 4 times the force needed to injure | | | | know that you've already suffered enough, you |
| you. | | | | don't need the insult of having to take out a loan |
| Fact #2: Auto insurance companies use | | | | or use up your credit for treatment in an accident |
| sophisticated computer programs to decide what | | | | that is not your fault. |
| a claim is worth and what types of treatment | | | | Fact #6: The average mild to moderate car |
| they are wiling to pay for. The insurance | | | | accident neck injury can take 3 to 6 months to |
| adjusters know how to game the system to | | | | heal. |
| make your claim worth less, therefore you need | | | | Many cases are cited to last for up to one year |
| to know how to thwart their attempts to | | | | or more. Moderate to severe cases may take up |
| minimize your claim. | | | | to two years to stabilize. Studies have shown |
| Fact #3: You must seek medical help right away. | | | | that upwards of 40% of car accident neck |
| Even if you are not sure if you are injured or not. | | | | injuries become permanent. If an insurance |
| Even if you only feel mild soreness or stiffness. | | | | adjuster, doctor or lawyer ever tells you, you |
| You must report to a car accident doctor | | | | should get better in a short time, ignore them. |
| specialist within the first 72 hours. If you seek | | | | Medical science is clear on this issue. It can take |
| care afterward, your case may be jeopardized | | | | many months to years for your injury to resolve. |
| and your rights to proper care and a fair car | | | | Insurance adjusters tell you this to minimize your |
| accident settlement may be diminished. The | | | | claim and they have no scientific or medical basis |
| insurance computers "like" treatment in the first | | | | for it. It's merely monetary. Your own doctor or |
| 72 hours and score your claim higher while they | | | | lawyer may tell you this because they are not |
| discount claims for cases that seek care after 72 | | | | true experts and have no clue about the true |
| hours. | | | | science. They will actually be working against you |
| Fact #4: While it may be true that any medical | | | | as they don't believe your complaints. |
| doctor, chiropractor or therapist can treat a car | | | | |