The adrenaline produced by a car accident may actually delay the onset of pain produced by an injury. If you were in a car accident and you don’t immediately feel injured, that does not mean you weren’t hurt. It can take days or even a week for symptoms to finally show up. If injuries are not taken care of promptly, then they may worsen. This is often the case with whiplash and other soft tissue injuries. In some cases, delaying treatment may result in long-lasting consequences, such as chronic pain.
After a car accident, it is very important to visit a doctor for an assessment. This not only protects your long-term health and swift recovery but also creates a paper trail for insurance compensation. It is always better to be safe and get checked early on than be sorry later when the other driver’s insurance company claims that your failure to see a doctor means you weren’t really hurt at all.