Should I See My Medical Doctor or a Chiropractor after a Car Accident?

1. No injury – a situation where there is no reason to
   believe that the person received any bodily harm from the
   motor vehicle traffic accident in which they were involved.
2. Possible Injury – Any injury reported or claimed which is not
   a fatal, incapacitating, or non-incapacitating evident injury.
   Includes such situations as nausea, hysteria, complaint of
   pain, and injuries not evident.
3. Non-Incapacitating Evident – Any injury other than fatal and
   incapacitating which is evident to any observer at the scene
   of the accident. Includes bumps, abrasions, bruises and
   minor lacerations. The person receiving these injuries is still
   able to leave the scene under their own power.
4. Incapacitating – Is an injury, other that a fatal,
   Which prevents the injured person from walking,
   driving or normally continuing the activities which he was
   capable of performing prior to the motor vehicle traffic
   accident. Includes severe lacerations, broken or distorted
   limbs, unconsciousness, inability to leave accident scene
   without assistance.
5. Unknown – Primarily used for people who
   have left the scene of the accident prior to police
   arrival such as hit-and-run situations.

(For more information on police protocol for Arizona auto accident scene reporting, download and view the State of Arizona Traffic Accident Report Forms here)