Whether you trip, slip, or fall, our firm will help you with your case.
It happens; we walk, and then we may trip, slip, and fall. Whether your young or old a slip and fall accident can actually be detrimental to your physical and mental wellbeing. When we get older, these types of slips and falls can actually cause more problems than what we may see on the outside, not including the severe pain it may cause you. If you have been a victim of this type of accident, contacting an experienced slip-and-fall accident lawyer is best.
You may be asking yourself… What do I do if I have slipped and fallen? What do I do if I have tripped, slipped, and fallen? What steps do I take next? How do I know that I have a case?
If you have slipped and fell, here are a few key steps to remember:
- Staying calm is the most important thing to remember when you have slipped and fallen.
- Asses your physical situation. You know your body more than anyone else, so the best idea is if you cannot move, do not move.
- Call for help. Calling for help sometimes is critical because, as you may have learned, when treating someone for a heart attack or other illness, you may need medical attention to call for help. People may not know you are hurt by the slip and fall incident and may walk around you. If you are in a public area saying the words “help”, “call an ambulance” or “I have fallen and need help” should be enough to get someone’s attention. If you are having difficulty finding someone to assist you and a cell phone is not at reach, you may want to grab some blunt object and pound it on the ground to get someone’s attention.
- Seek medical help or get to the ER right away. The injury is fresh, and if you do not seek medical attention right away, you risk allowing internal injuries such as head, hip, or other types of trauma to persist. Going to the ER or doctor also helps us with your case because you received medical attention right away. We can use the doctor’s information to better understand your specific injuries.
- The next step is to contact our law firm. Whenever someone has slipped and fallen, we will ask for any medical documents, witnesses, and specific details of the event. So, keep those documents, including the specific location where you can access them. We may also want to do our own field research of the accident location to take your slip-and-fall pictures and reenact the fall ourselves.
Do you think I have a slip-and-fall case?
- Determining whether or not you have a case from a slip and fall accident is based on whether the location knew or should have known about the problem. Was the location notified before your fall of the problem area?
- The slip and fall injuries you have suffered need to be a direct result of the slip and fall incident. What this means is that if you receive surgery on your hip, but it’s not all to do with the accident, but more of age, etc. then there may not be a slip and fall case.
- Compensation: what is fair reimbursement for your injury? The main question is what we can prove you need compensation for. Lost wages? Medical expenses? Future lost wages and medical bills? General damages, including pain, suffering, and quality of life?
The key factor here is that Arizona law states that our firm needs to prove that the location should have known or knew and did nothing about the dangerous condition that may have caused your slip and fall accident.
Statistics about the elderly related to slip and fall accidents from the CDC*:
- Did you know that one out of three adults 65 years young or older have fallen? Out of that statistic, one out of three adults, half of those who had fallen, actually spoke to their doctors about their accident.
- When an elderly person falls, it is the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries.
- 2.5 million nonfatal falls treated by emergency departments were reported in 2013, and more than 730,000 of those were hospitalized.
- After the adjustment for inflation, $30 billion was direct medical costs in 2012.
With all this being said, you can see how important it is to find an experienced slip-and-fall accident Law Firm that will get you the compensation you deserve for a trip, slip, and fall accident. If you ever fall victim to an incident such as this, call us and let us help you get back on your feet or at least in a better position to sustain a better life for yourself. We’ve helped dozens of clients such as yourself in their slip-and-fall cases.
*Want to know more statistics related to the elderly? Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at www.cdc.gov and if you want to see these specific statistics on the elderly and fall accidents, visit: https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2007/09/21/7124/https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/