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Worth One Thousand Words-Taking Injury Photographs After an Accident

If you are in an accident, there are some steps you should take to protect yourself. One of those steps is taking photographs of your injuries to keep for potential questions following the accident. You should know that there is a right way and a wrong way to document injuries for a potential injury claim in pictures. Kansas City personal injury victims should understand the correct way to document injuries for a future injury claim. Having the knowledge before an accident occurs may make a difference in what you have to work with later.

Do not assume that health care workers will take the right photographs of your injuries. In some cases, injuries do not show up for a while after the accident, or may seem too minor to document in an emergency room setting. Here are a few more tips to consider:

1. Take a photo of the entire person. If you are taking pictures of a bruised shoulder or a broken arm, there is no way to indentify to which the injured body part belongs unless you capture the face as well.

2. Take more than one view of the same injury. You will not get a chance to go back in the case you need different angles so take as many as you can.

3. Focus your camera. Make sure you get as many clear shots as you can get. Zoom in on bruises, scars, casts, etc. Take multiple shots of these subjects as well. Zoom out to capture to document the placement of these specific injuries and again, get the entire person for identification purposes.

4. Make sure you take photographs of what is necessary, and not things that will merely take up unnecessary space in the picture. Watch for things that can make a bad photo like mirrors and glass or other things that will cause a glare in the photo. Leave off jewelry and make-up, anything that can distract from the injury you are documenting.

5. Look natural in comfortable clothing but do not smile. Think of the photograph as a serious record of the injuries, not a session with a modeling agency. The mood in the photos should be serious.

6. Save your photos! If you have a digital camera, create a permanent file on your hard drive or save the pictures on a CD. The convenience of the disc will make the photos easy to share with your attorney and others in the likelihood your personal injury claim makes it to court.

After an accident, you will no doubt have concerns about the things you need to do for your personal injury case. A qualified Kansas City personal injury attorney can help you find the answers you seek with by offering you an initial consultation without cost or obligation. For more information and to schedule your consultation contact Kansas City Accident Attorneys at 888-348-2616. For more information about personal injury claims, download your free copy of the resource guide 10 Essential Steps You Must Take to Protect Your Injury Claim.

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