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From: mat@hou4b.UUCP (Mark Terribile)
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Subject: Re: what to do after auto accident?
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Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 17:35:35 EDT
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>>	+ it has been suggested that i visit a doctor immediately if i
>>think back/neck injury was at all possible-does this imply that
>>anything that might crop up is only 'covered' if i visit a dr. w/in 24
>>hours or so of the accident?
>>
>I am not accusing Rona of ripping off the system, but I sure get pissed off
>at all the people who look to insurance companies for some easy bucks.
>It may be a wild generalization, but it looks to me like the majority of
>medical claims resulting from accidents are largely bogus.  Especially
>stuff like "mental anguish", or "delayed emotional trauma".  I feel that
>when the insurance companies must pay these claims they then raise my
>rates (to pay for someone else's greed) or effectively do not pay enough
>to those that truly deserve payment.
>

I have a friend who got rear-ended at a stop sign a couple of months ago.
About two days after the accident, her back started bothering her.  She's
been in and out of neck braces since then.  It's not unusual for damage to
the spinal column or the muscles that support it to be unnoticed for days,
and if trouble does crop up, the sooner it get's checked out, the better.
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