Injured Child Passenger

A child riding injured in a North Carolina accident while a passenger in a car or on a motorcycle is entitled to recover for his or her injuries in a manner similar to an injured adult. Being in a car crash is very upsetting but even more so if your child is involved. As a parent, your first and most important concern is the safety of your child. If you are in an accident and your child is injured, there are several important things to know.

A child injured in a car accident may not initially report the symptoms of an injury the same way an adult would. Therefore, anytime a child is involved in a significant accident, the first thing to do is have the child checked out by a medical professional. A medical professional will know how to ask the child whether they are experiencing any physical or mental changes since the accident.

Child who are injured in a car accident may experience a number of symptoms that require diagnosis by a doctor including:

• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Headaches
• Aches and Pains

In some cases it is appropriate to take your child to your regular pediatrician. However, if there are any concerns about whether your child has suffered a serious injury, do not hesitate to take your child to the Emergency Room. Most hospitals have a team of medical care providers on staff that can address a wide-range of child injuries.

Every year approximately 600 children are killed as passengers in car accidents and more than a 100,000 are injured. Child injury cases are very serious and demand serious attention from lawyers. If your child has been injured as a passenger in a North Carolina motor vehicle accident, call the North Carolina Child Injury Lawyers at Hendren Redwine & Malone for a free consultation.