The most obvious result of an accident, whether it occur at work, in a car accident on in a public place, is that you suffer physical injury. That type of injury is easy to identify. However, most people do not readily identify the emotional or psychological symptoms which either arise directly from the accident, particularly if it was a traumatic one, or as a secondary cause of the injury, due to experiencing constant pain and limitation and disruption to your everyday life, caused by the physical injury. Here we look at what personal injury means.

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UNSURE OF
WHAT PERSONAL
INJURY MEANS?

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Most obvious result
of an accident
• At Work
•Physical Injury
•Car Accident

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Most People Do Not Readily Identify The
Emotional Or Psychological Symptoms
Which either arise directly from the
accident, particularly if it was a
traumatic one, or as a secondary cause
of the injury, due to experiencing
constant pain and limitation and
disruption to your everyday life, caused
by the physical injury.

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In Some Cases, You May
Be Subjected To
Workplace Bullying and
intimidation and your
symptoms develop
gradually over a period
of time, and may not be
easily recognisable.

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It is important that you
report to your doctor, all
of the physical injuries
and psychological
symptoms you are
experiencing and
explain to your doctor
how those injuries are
affecting your everyday
life, including your
working life.

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If you notice that you
are suffering
emotionally, it is
recommended that you
report your symptoms to
your doctor so that the
onset of those
symptoms are recorded
together with the type
of symptoms you are
experiencing.

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More importantly
though, when you
report those
symptoms to your
doctor, he or she
can assist with
recommending the
required treatment
to assist in your
recovery.

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These symptoms are
referred to as
psychological injury,
psychiatric injury, stress
or mental harm and are
well recognised by the
law and are generally
compensable.

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To gain further
understanding as to
whether your injury is
compensable you
should seek
appropriate legal
advice from a specialist
in personal injury law.