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Hi, I'm David Blackwell of Blackwell, Trimnal Reeves & Myers. At our firm we talk to accident
victims every day and over the years, we have found that there a number of mistakes that
accident victims sometimes make that can hurt their case. Mistake #4 -- Wait to get medical
treatment or stop treatment too soon Even if you think you may not be badly injured,
get treated so that you will know for certain. Also, if you are injured, you have an immediate
record of treatment that will later help your case. If you wait too long, the insurance
adjusters will claim that your injury was not caused by the accident.
Once you begin treatment, follow the treatment plan and do not stop until you are released
by the doctor. Any "gaps" in treatment will appear to the insurance adjuster that you
were okay, but just kept going to make your claim seem better. Your personal injury claim
will be evaluated in part on your medical treatment.