You need to take care of your injuries immediately after a motorcycle accident. However, you should also take steps to safeguard your right to go after damages for your losses. Here are some tips about what you should do after a motorcycle accident.

Three Things to Do After a Motorcycle Accident

Ride Smart Florida has noted an upward trend in motorcycle accident numbers in recent years, and while each of these cases is different, it is important that you should always do what makes sense in your specific circumstances. Here are three suggestions for things you might want to consider doing:

Get Immediate Medical Attention

It can be hard to tell how severe your injuries are right after a motorcycle accident. Let the trauma medicine specialists in the emergency room evaluate you to determine the extent of your injuries, even those you might not have noticed yet.

Some injuries exhibit symptoms only after several hours or days. A person could have head trauma, for example, but not yet have any indications of the harm, even though he has bleeding in the brain. By the time he develops signs of the trauma, he might have damage to the brain and be in critical condition. Any injuries that you do notice right away need prompt medical attention so that you have a chance for the best healing outcome.

In addition, your medical records will connect your injuries to the motorcycle accident. If you go straight to the emergency room from the crash, the causation is more apparent. If you wait a few days to seek medical attention, the defendant can say that the accident did not cause your injuries.

Work with a Personal Injury Lawyer From the Beginning

The at-fault driver’s insurance company will gear up their defense as soon as they get notification of the claim. By working with a lawyer right after you get hurt, you can counter many of the tactics that the claims adjuster might try to use to deny or devalue your injury claim.

When you have a lawyer on your side, the insurance company is not allowed to contact you directly. We can deal with the insurer on your behalf. If anyone from the insurance company calls you, tell him to talk to your lawyer.

Focus on Getting Better

The Montero Law Center is rooted in the old-fashioned values of faith, family, and hard work and is committed to giving you the chance to devote your attention to your health and well-being after a motorcycle accident. Our clients know that they can rest and recuperate because we are taking care of their legal matters.

Call the Montero Law Center today at (954) 767-6500 to get started before Florida statute of limitations (VIII.95.11) impacts your chance for compensation. The initial consultation is free.