Whiplash injury claims and compensation for other injuries

While whiplash injury claims are those most commonly made after car accidents, there are many other personal injuries that are suffered as a result of crashes.

During 2004, more than 3,000 people were involved in fatal accidents, over 30,000 suffered serious personal injuries and almost 250,000 sustained minor personal injuries on UK roads.

These minor injuries ranged from cuts, bruises and whiplash injuries right through to spinal damage and head injuries. The type and severity of such injuries is very much dependent on the speed the vehicle was travelling at, whether the victim was wearing a seatbelt or not and the design of the vehicle they were either hit by or travelling in.

Facial injuries
Around one million people suffer facial injuries every year and the most serious facial injuries are suffered by young people. Facial injuries are usually a result of assaults or road accidents. Frontal airbags commonly cause facial burn injuries when they deploy during a car crash.

As well as the physical scarring that facial injuries can result in, victims may experience emotional problems. Scarring to a noticeable area of the body such as the face can drastically affect self-confidence.

Spinal injuries
The majority of spinal injuries are a result of road accidents, with car accidents being the biggest cause. There were 590 new patients admitted to spinal injury centres in the UK and Ireland during 2001.

The impact caused by the acceleration/deceleration during a car accident may be so damaging to the cervical spine that it not only results in a whiplash injury but also spinal damage.

Make a cost-free whiplash injury claim today
If you have sustained whiplash as a result of a non-fault road accident then we may be able to help you make a personal injury compensation claim.

We will find the most suitable personal injury solicitor to represent your case and will strive to find one that operates in your area. For example, if you live in Edinburgh we will do our best to appoint you a compensation solicitor from the Edinburgh area so that you have the option to meet with them face to face if you wish.

Your solicitor will then talk you through each stage of the claims process without using complicated legal jargon and will be at hand to offer free legal advice along the way.

Our services are available to you on a no win, no fee basis but, as well as this, we guarantee that you won't be responsible for paying a penny, no matter what the outcome of your case.

To make a totally cost-free whiplash injury claim today, leave a message with our claim advisors anytime of the day or night and they will give you a call back whenever it is convenient for you or give us a call 24-hours-a-day on 0800 10 757 95.