Almost 4 million people go to U.S. emergency rooms following car accidents each year, and more than 90 percent are discharged after evaluation. Many of them suffer persistent pain from their accidents, but a majority of them never contact an attorney to discuss a lawsuit. Such are the findings of a recent study at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
Researchers enrolled 948 individuals from four states in the study, all of whom had been in auto accidents. More than 70 percent of them reported persistent pain in one or more regions of the body six weeks after their accident. More than 30 percent reported pain in more than three body regions.<\/p>\n
Among the 83 percent not planning litigation, persistent pain was still common. Just 17 percent of the 948 people reported contacting an attorney for planned litigation at the six-week mark. More than 25 percent of this group suffered moderate (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Almost 4 million people go to U.S. emergency rooms following car accidents each year, and more than 90 percent are discharged after evaluation. Many of them suffer persistent pain from their accidents, but a majority of them never contact an…<\/span><\/p>\n