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Please go to hospital and get a full medical assessment for the accident claim.
The officer that came to the accident dropped us off at a restaurant. We're going to go to urgent care after my dad picks us up. He sounded f*****g annoyed about having to do it and didn't sound concerned at all, I hate dealing with him.
Don't feel guilty. You're both likely in shock because it was so unexpected. You have no idea how your neck / body will feel tomorrow, next week, or next year. I don't want to worry you but sometimes these relatively minor injuries can become really problematic over time. Insurance always wants to know if you were seen within 24 hours of the accident. When your aunt files insurance for a new car they will want to know the extent of all damage and hardship including physical injuries. Don't hide the fact that you already had an Anxiety Disorder, because that might get worse too.
Thank goooodness you are OK, relatively speaking.

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Where are you???
Please go to hospital and get a full medical assessment for the accident claim.
The officer that came to the accident dropped us off at a restaurant. We're going to go to urgent care after my dad picks us up. He sounded f*****g annoyed about having to do it and didn't sound concerned at all, I hate dealing with him.
Don't feel guilty. You're both likely in shock because it was so unexpected. You have no idea how your neck / body will feel tomorrow, next week, or next year. I don't want to worry you but sometimes these relatively minor injuries can become really problematic over time. Insurance always wants to know if you were seen within 24 hours of the accident. When your aunt files insurance for a new car they will want to know the extent of all damage and hardship including physical injuries. Don't hide the fact that you already had an Anxiety Disorder, because that might get worse too.
Thank goooodness you are OK, relatively speaking.

Sending you well wishes HoH
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Thank goooodness you are OK, relatively speaking.

We're at urgent care now. My neck hurts and I have a headache but that's it so far. I didn't even process what happened but my aunt said my head whipped forward and then hit the head rest really hard so she's concerned. I was focusing on trying to not tense up and to prevent things from hitting my face. The airbags didn't deploy either which is scary that they didn't work.
I'd get looked at, especially if it's covered by insurance. If there's ongoing issues having your injuries documented will help as you fight that battle.
Yeah, I was amazed when I saw the car that we were fine. Her little car held up so well. lmao
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Thank goooodness you are OK, relatively speaking.

We're at urgent care now. My neck hurts and I have a headache but that's it so far. I didn't even process what happened but my aunt said my head whipped forward and then hit the head rest really hard so she's concerned. I was focusing on trying to not tense up and to prevent things from hitting my face. The airbags didn't deploy either which is scary that they didn't work.
I'm also sending you prayers and wishes. And more Sweet Pea hugs
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Thank goooodness you are OK, relatively speaking.

We're at urgent care now. My neck hurts and I have a headache but that's it so far. I didn't even process what happened but my aunt said my head whipped forward and then hit the head rest really hard so she's concerned. I was focusing on trying to not tense up and to prevent things from hitting my face. The airbags didn't deploy either which is scary that they didn't work.
I hope they check for concussion.
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Sorry. Didn't know you had an accident.
I've been in fender-benders-----they are pretty traumatic as well as heavier accidents.
The "good thing" is that it's pretty definitely not your fault since you got rear-ended. And you might be able to get some money in a settlement.
Have lawyers contacted you?
Make sure an accident report is submitted, and that somebody talks to the insurance company pronto. So they can process this thing fast.
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Thank goooodness you are OK, relatively speaking.

We're at urgent care now. My neck hurts and I have a headache but that's it so far. I didn't even process what happened but my aunt said my head whipped forward and then hit the head rest really hard so she's concerned. I was focusing on trying to not tense up and to prevent things from hitting my face. The airbags didn't deploy either which is scary that they didn't work.
Airbags deploy explosively. I wouldn't assume they didn't deploy, I'd assume the impact wasn't enough to trigger them and that they might have made things worse. They're not supposed to deploy in accidents where they won't be helpful and they're more sophisticated at detecting those compared to older models.
It's essentially an explosion inside a bag, if you didn't make contact with anything on your way forward them not going off is them working as intended.
It must have been a pretty heavy hit to snap you that far forward.
Something to mention; relaxing is bad, bracing is ideal. That's what your muscles are for in that situation, to keep the squishier stuff from being sloshed so violently. It's better for the muscles to bear the worst of the impact compared to nerves, connective tissue, etc. A cliché one will encounter is, brace like you're about to get punched with a car. This is consistent advice whether it's frontal or rear impact.
https://phippssofttissue.com/blog/to-br ... or-impact/
https://www.hullandzimmerman.com/blog/2 ... p-or-hurt/
That's two sources but it's pretty consistent if you search for 'brace during car crash'.
Just so everyone knows, because they don't include this in driver's ed. I first read about it in the context of motorsports.
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It's essentially an explosion inside a bag, if you didn't make contact with anything on your way forward them not going off is them working as intended.
It must have been a pretty heavy hit to snap you that far forward.
Something to mention; relaxing is bad, bracing is ideal. That's what your muscles are for in that situation, to keep the squishier stuff from being sloshed so violently. It's better for the muscles to bear the worst of the impact compared to nerves, connective tissue, etc. A cliché one will encounter is, brace like you're about to get punched with a car. This is consistent advice whether it's frontal or rear impact.
https://phippssofttissue.com/blog/to-br ... or-impact/
https://www.hullandzimmerman.com/blog/2 ... p-or-hurt/
That's two sources but it's pretty consistent if you search for 'brace during car crash'.
Just so everyone knows, because they don't include this in driver's ed. I first read about it in the context of motorsports.
Both the front and back of the car is smashed because we got thrown into the guy in front of us pretty hard. The guy didn't slow down much at all while we were stopped. The airbags wouldn't have done anything in this situation, but it's still scary that they at least possibly didn't deploy. I'm glad the accident wasn't worse.
I also was told in drivers ed. to not tense up and when I went to the urgent care the doctor said that's what I'm supposed to do. It's not like I went completely limp, but I didn't massively tense up everything. I'll look more into it, but I've always been told to not tense up.
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It's essentially an explosion inside a bag, if you didn't make contact with anything on your way forward them not going off is them working as intended.
It must have been a pretty heavy hit to snap you that far forward.
Something to mention; relaxing is bad, bracing is ideal. That's what your muscles are for in that situation, to keep the squishier stuff from being sloshed so violently. It's better for the muscles to bear the worst of the impact compared to nerves, connective tissue, etc. A cliché one will encounter is, brace like you're about to get punched with a car. This is consistent advice whether it's frontal or rear impact.
https://phippssofttissue.com/blog/to-br ... or-impact/
https://www.hullandzimmerman.com/blog/2 ... p-or-hurt/
That's two sources but it's pretty consistent if you search for 'brace during car crash'.
Just so everyone knows, because they don't include this in driver's ed. I first read about it in the context of motorsports.
Both the front and back of the car is smashed because we got thrown into the guy in front of us pretty hard. The guy didn't slow down much at all while we were stopped. The airbags wouldn't have done anything in this situation, but it's still scary that they at least possibly didn't deploy. I'm glad the accident wasn't worse.
I also was told in drivers ed. to not tense up and when I went to the urgent care the doctor said that's what I'm supposed to do. It's not like I went completely limp, but I didn't massively tense up everything. I'll look more into it, but I've always been told to not tense up.
I'm glad you're safe and that it wasn't worse. I'm glad you didn't strike anything in cabin, or get struck by anything, or something stupid like this:
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