You should let medical professionals handle your child’s care after a car accident. The child’s health is the priority, and you should defer to first responders after the collision. Always accept emergency medical technicians (EMTs)’ offers to examine your child and follow their treatment advice.
It is wise to take your child to the doctor, too. While you’re at a medical facility, you can receive an examination, too.
Why Medical Care Is Critically Important After a Car Accident Involving a Child
Children’s bodies are still developing, making them more vulnerable to injury. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes that, tragically, motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of death among children.
Serious injuries may or may not be immediately evident. In either case, you must get the child immediate medical attention to:
Ensure the Child’s Health and Safety
By getting the child accident victim medical attention at the accident scene and afterward, you will:
- Afford them treatment for all accident-related injuries, regardless of their severity
- Receive clear diagnoses for those injuries
- Understand the seriousness of any injuries the child suffered in the car accident
- Receive a treatment plan to help the child recover
Your health and safety are also important. If you were in a car accident, allow medical professionals to examine and diagnose any injuries you’ve suffered.
Documenting the Direct Harm Liable Parties Caused
Getting medical care can help you document the harm that occurred in a child-involved car accident. As you receive treatment (and before leaving the treatment facility), you should gather:
- Medical images of injuries (X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, or otherwise)
- Photographs of visible injuries
- Doctors’ written diagnoses of injuries
- Medical bills documenting your treatments and their costs
- Other documentation related to your medical care, and medical care for the child involved in the car accident
Our firm can help you secure such documentation from medical providers.
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Injuries (and Damages) a Child Car Accident Victim May Suffer
The New England Journal of Medicine notes that child injuries from motor vehicle accidents have dropped substantially in recent decades. However, despite improvements in child-specific vehicle safety equipment, serious motor vehicle accidents can cause children to suffer:
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Broken bones
- Puncture injuries
- Amputation injuries
- Internal injuries
- Severe burns
- Spinal cord injuries
- Other serious injuries
Motorists and other negligent parties often do not consider the possibility of hurting a child. However, our lawyers see the tragic toll of motor vehicle accidents involving children—it’s one reason we take car accident cases so personally.
How Do I Get Justice for a Car Accident Involving a Child?
You can hold liable parties accountable for a child-involved car accident by hiring our firm. Our lawyers work relentlessly to get fair compensation for motor vehicle accident victims, including child victims.
We work with parents and guardians to get justice for child-involved motor vehicle accidents by:
Documenting Damages to All Accident Victims (Including the Child)
Our team will document every damage resulting from the car accident, including injuries, psychological and emotional trauma, professional damages, and more. We may document these damages using:
- Medical records
- Medical bills
- Images of injuries
- Proof of lost income
- Testimony from medical professionals, mental health professionals, and other informed experts
- Invoices for vehicle repairs
- Any other documentation that speaks to your accident-related damages
We generally pursue compensation for adult and child victims together. We will seek documentation of damages affecting both parties.
Calculating the Value of a Fair Financial Recovery
Our legal team will calculate exactly how much accident-related damages have cost victims, including child victims. We will consider existing, future, economic, and non-economic damages (like pain and suffering).
Leading Settlement Negotiations
Our attorneys negotiate tirelessly on our clients’ behalf. Rather than you haggling with liable parties, our negotiators will come ready to present evidence and documentation.
Our firm’s reputation is such that, if liable parties refuse to settle fairly, they know we’ll take the case to trial.
Proceeding to Trial (If Necessary)
If going to trial proves to be right for your case, we’ll go to trial. Our firm has an extensive track record of securing jury awards, and we prepare each case as if it will go to court.
Completing Other Case-Related Duties
We manage every detail of child-involved car accident cases, from start to finish. This includes:
- Dealing with insurance companies
- Managing all case-related communications
- Completing paperwork and meeting filing deadlines
- Coordinating meetings with insurance companies and civil defense attorneys
- Protecting you from unwanted communications
- Monitoring the status of the claims and legal processes
Loncar Lyon Jenkins has ample resources, including paralegals and other supporting staff. Let us fight for the compensation you deserve.
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Recoverable Damages in a Child-Involved Car Accident Case
Child car accident victims do not generally suffer the same damages as adult car accident victims. For example, medical bills, motor vehicle repair costs, professional damages, and other economic damages generally fall to an adult accident victim.
A child’s primary accident-related damage may be pain and suffering. This type of non-economic damage may include:
- Physical pain
- Psychological distress
- Emotional anguish
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Loss of joy for life
- Inability to attend school
- Sleep problems
- Other damages
These losses can be especially harmful to a child with limited emotional and psychological capacity to cope.
Who Is Financially Liable for a Child-Involved Motor Vehicle Accident?
Our attorneys will identify those with financial liability for your car accident. These parties may include:
- A negligent motorist
- A defective vehicle’s manufacturer
- A municipality that allowed dangerous road conditions
- Any negligent party whose contributed to the car accident
Our attorneys will identify liable parties and seek to hold them accountable for your child’s losses.
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Call Loncar Lyon Jenkins Today for a Free Consultation About a Car Accident Involving a Child
Few people try to cause a car accident, let alone injure a child. However, intent does not matter in civil cases. Motorists must always exercise caution, knowing that hurting a child (or worse) is one risk of negligent driving. If your child suffered injuries in a car accident, Loncar Lyon Jenkins can hold a negligent motorist or other liable parties accountable for their careless actions. Call us today for your free consultation.
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