Best & Anderson, P.A. Personal Injury Blog

When you are involved in a car accident, you may end up in the hospital whether your injuries are serious or not. Often, you are transported from the scene by an ambulance, maybe on a stretcher. If you are conscious, this can be the scariest part of the ordeal as you are beginning to recover from the initial shock and you have time for the worries to flood into your mind.

How badly am I hurt? you may wonder. Will the doctor misdiagnose a serious injury? Will I recover? Who will take care of my family? The chatter of the paramedics about your condition can serve to heighten your anxiety as you worry about every injury they discuss.

Then, when you are admitted, you are asked many questions. As you try to answer the questions to the best of your ability, you may also wonder what your answers mean about your condition.

And as you realize you're going to be okay, you watch the nurses open prepackaged procedure kits and use only half the material, you wonder again how much this is going to cost you. Test after test comes back without indicating injury, and you wonder whether all these tests were necessary, and how much each costs. $100? $1000? If you are moved to a hospital bed, you think about how this bed costs as much as a suite in a swanky resort hotel. The cost-meter in your head is going like a gas pump, and it just added another figure. You now wonder whether you will have to pay $10,000 or $20,000 or more. You might remember a recent study that tied over 60% of all bankruptcies to medical bills. You might remember that 75% of those people bankrupt with medical bills had health insurance. You might worry about how you can possibly pay your medical bills that are escalating by the moment.

If these worries are on your mind when you or a loved one is admitted to the hospital following a car accident, the best way to put your mind at ease is to talk to an experienced car accident attorney. The Orlando, Florida car accident attorneys at Best & Anderson, P.A. may be able to help you get compensation to pay for your medical expenses, even if your insurance company or that of the other driver refuses to pay at first. Schedule a free case evaluation today to learn more.