If you’ve suffered a brain injury from an accident, what should you do?

Suffering a brain injury is a traumatic experience that can change your life. In order to receive the compensation you may deserve for you brain injury, you must follow a few simple steps to ensure that you have rock solid evidence. 

What is a brain injury and what steps should victims of brain injury accidents take next?

A brain injury is defined as any dysfunction to the brain that’s typically caused by some outside force. Some causes of a traumatic brain injuries may include blows to the head, slip and falls, car accidents, and medical malpractice.

Victims of traumatic brain injuries should take these steps:

1. Call 911 immediately and go to the hospital. Ask family, friends, witnesses, or even do it yourself if you’re capable, but take photographs of the scene of the accident. Call the police so that they can write down the details of the accident if you or someone close to you cannot.
2. Get immediate medical attention to identify and treat the injuries. Take the doctor’s advice and treat the injury. Also follow up with any doctor’s appointments to ensure that you’ve documented the medical treatments well.
3. Write down every piece of information you can remember about the accident. Write down information about the accident such as where you were, what was around you, who was also there, what occurred, what the weather was like, and any other relevant details you can remember.
4. Contact a personal injury attorney immediately. Do not speak to any other party’s insurance or anyone other person who contacts you without first consulting with your personal injury attorney. It may damage your lawsuit later on.

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