And when it comes to CTP claims, most people are mistaken. Among many clients who have consulted me, their first impression is :" I hit the car, I just feel back pain, sometimes have insomnia, keep standing or sitting for a long time will feel uncomfortable ." There's no way to settle this, right? "In fact, I can give you a positive answer :" This is a claim.
The client's symptoms above are, I believe, typical of most injuries following a traffic accident. Medically, it's a whip wound. What is a whipping wound? The car encountered a sudden brake, due to the inertia of the car, the neck will be previously bent back to bounce back, like the reaction when the whip swing, medically called cervical whiplash injury. The picture below illustrates the whip injury.
What symptom does whip injury actually cause?
Neck pain. The typical cervical pain is the dull pain in the posterior cervical area, which can be further aggravated by neck movement, and can also radiate to the head, shoulder, arm or interscapular area. Most patients may have cervical muscle spasm and limited cervical movement;
Headache. Headache is the most common, and sometimes even the most obvious, symptom of whip injury after neck pain. Its typical manifestation is occipital or suboccipital pain, and can radiate forward to the temporal, orbital and top of the head.
Backache. About 20%~35% of whiplash patients have pain in the scapular area or back of the waist after the injury.
upper limb radiation pain and sensory and motor dysfunction. As distinct from typical root pain symptoms caused by nerve root compression, most patients have definite tenderness points around scapula, but sensory, motor dysfunction and reflex change are rare.
Cognitive and psychological abnormalities. Whip injury can cause memory, thinking and other aspects of the ability to decline, patients in daily life and work prone to fatigue and nervousness.
Others. Other symptoms include dysphagia, dizziness, visual impairment, cranial nerve injury, autonomic nervous system damage, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, torticollis, anterior chest pain, etc.
In kunzhou, whiplash injuries are injuries that can be settled because they are long-term and have a more or less impact on the ability to work. Certainly, the rules vary from state to state, and there is a need for advice lawer more professional advice on whether claims can be made.
Some friends believe that the injury can not get much compensation, there is no need to settle claims. I disagree with this view for the following reasons:
The first is that CTP claims are given to us by law rights, we are legally exercising our own rights. If this injury occurs at home, probably no one will make a claim because the injury is too mild and there is no law support. But Australia is different. With car accident more comprehensive protection provided by the Australian law, we should arm ourselves with law weapons to ensure full protection of our legitimate rights.
Second, CTP claims is a comprehensive process of claims, injury to a certain extent will affect the amount of claims, but not the only determinant. The ability to work is also an important factor in determining the amount of compensation. Each person's situation is different, suitable for each person's claim plan is different, this part is lawer expertise, need injured and lawer to communicate, in order to better achieve the effect of claims.
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