Was the accident someone else's fault?
Then you're definitely entitled to compensation if it was someone else's! What's more, you may even be entitled to compensation if the accident was your own fault. Or partly your own fault.
The cost of your visit to the Emergency Room or hospital stay is always deducted from your health insurance deductible. Additional tests through your GP are also deducted. Even if the accident was someone else's fault!
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Asking for compensation is very normal
Are you covering the medical costs of the Emergency Room or hospital yourself? Or would it make sense to want the person responsible reimbursed? The person responsible is almost always insured.
Often, your financial loss turns out to be even higher. A visit to the Emergency Room is almost always followed by other (medical) costs. Or you miss (part of) your income because you are unable to work for a certain period due to your injury . And then what?
If you end up in the emergency room after an accident, you'll almost always suffer serious injuries, which may even be permanent.
It's therefore perfectly normal to want reimbursement for the costs of a visit to the emergency room or GP post, as well as your other additional expenses and any lost income. You're entitled to these costs, and they're almost always covered by insurance.
Always ask for advice about compensation
Did you visit the emergency room? Or your GP? And was that someone else's fault?
Then there's a good chance you'll suffer immediate financial losses. Recovering from your injuries can take a long time. Your injuries could even be permanent. It wouldn't be fair if you were left with the financial damage yourself.
ALWAYS ask for advice. It's completely free and without obligation. You'll immediately know where you stand and what your best course of action should be.
You can then decide for yourself whether you want compensation for your financial losses, and whether you'd like us to help you with that.
Our assistance costs you nothing, because legal fees (i.e., our fees) must also be reimbursed by the other party, separate and distinct from your compensation.
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Floris de Bruin
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Financial damage after an accident involving a visit to the Emergency Room
Below, we'll tell you all about financial losses after an accident caused by someone else. We'll also explain that you may sometimes be entitled to compensation even if the accident was your own fault, or even partially your own fault.
You didn't end up in the Emergency Room for nothing. It's likely that your injury will take a long time to recover, or that it might even be permanent.
It is therefore important for you to know exactly what your rights are and what further action you can take.
Causes of Emergency Room Visits
Traffic accident (18.8%) such as:
- car accident
- rear-end collision
- bicycle accident
- accident pedestrian
- accident as a passenger or you were sitting in the back
- accident with a moped, scooter or motorcycle
- motorcycle accident
Industrial accident (7%) for example:
- a fall from a height
- contact with moving parts of a machine
- falling objects
- collisions of an employee with vehicles/stackers/pallet trucks
- burns
- pinching between machine and another object
- accident with a company car or lease car
Other accidents, including private sphere (54%), including:
- accident caused by animals
- dog bite
- accident on public transport
- accident during an (organized) holiday
- an unsafe product
- stumbling or a bad road
- accident or fall at someone's home
Right to compensation after an accident with injury
Fault of another? Always entitled to compensation.
Each of the “types of accidents” mentioned above has its own “legal consequences”. Did you visit the Emergency Room after an accident caused by the fault of another? In that case, you are already incurring medical costs and are therefore entitled to compensation.In fact, it's likely that it will take a long time for you to recover. Or your injuries may be permanent. In that case, your financial loss will also be "permanent." In that case, it's important for you to understand the legal implications.
Sometimes extra legal protection in cases of one's own fault.
There are also a number of situations in which, from a statutory perspective, “extra legal protection” exists. For example, in traffic accidents involving children under the age of 14, or after a traffic accident as a cyclist or pedestrian.You also receive “extra protection” under the law in the event of an industrial accident or an accident caused by animals.
Sometimes compensation even if it is 100% your own fault.
There are even “special insurances” that cover your damages after an accident resulting in injury, even if the accident was your own fault. For example, SVI insurance for traffic or SVO insurance for a moped, scooter, motorbike, or motorcycle.Sometimes your employer has taken out insurance that doesn't even address who is at fault, but only the amount of your compensation. In that case, you'll still receive 100% compensation.
Always seek advice.
However, you cannot know when you are or are not entitled to compensation. Let alone how the process works or whether the positions of your opposing party – usually an insurer – are even correct.That's why it's so important for you to ask for advice, especially knowing that our advice is completely free and without obligation .
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Floris de Bruin
Commercial Director -
Often serious and permanent injuries when visiting the Emergency Room
If you end up in the emergency room after an accident, you'll almost always suffer serious injuries. Your injuries will quickly become severe, with a higher chance of permanent damage. So what then?
If your injury is indeed permanent, the financial consequences will quickly become permanent. Sometimes, the lasting consequences only become apparent in the (distant) future, such as osteoarthritis after a broken bone. Most head injuries will quickly become permanent anyway.
Permanent injury almost always has serious financial consequences for you, both in terms of ongoing additional costs and permanent loss of income. In such cases, you really cannot do without legal assistance!
Have you sustained an injury that landed you in the emergency room? Then it's in your best interest to seek legal assistance immediately. Always seek legal advice. You'll be told immediately what to look out for and what your best course of action should be.
Our advice is completely free and without obligation. You can then decide for yourself what to do with it. And if we help you with your personal injury claim, we promise you in writing upfront that our assistance will be completely free of charge. Everything is in your best interest!
Compensation after an accident with injury: ALWAYS ask for advice!
It's ALWAYS important for you to seek advice. Only then can you be sure you're not missing out on any opportunities for compensation. Nobody wants to pay for their own damages after an accident. Right?
And certainly not when the risk of permanent injury and therefore significant financial damage is high. After all, you didn't end up in the emergency room for nothing!
Our advice is free and without obligation. We can tell you almost immediately, based on your personal story, what your options are for compensation. You can then decide for yourself what to do with our advice.
Do we believe we can help you obtain fair compensation after an accident? We'll let you know right away. We'll immediately give you a written guarantee that our assistance will be completely free of charge.
Most common injury visit to the Emergency Room after an accident
Approximately 34% of visits to the Emergency Department involve physical injuries after an accident, such as:
- head
- neck
- neck
- whiplash
- shoulder
- arm
- hand
- hip
- leg
- foot
- hull and
- spine
Legal assistance with compensation after an accident is almost always desirable and necessary.
You don't know in advance whether your injury will heal well. And what if your injury is indeed permanent?.
Because you do not have the right expertise, you do not know what your compensation should look like after an accident with injuries.
DO ask for advice! We'll work with you to determine the situation and determine your best course of action. It's free and without obligation.
How can I help you?
Floris de Bruin
Commercial Director -
What does compensation after an accident with injury consist of?
After an accident involving injuries, your costs can quickly mount. Just a visit to the emergency room and/or ambulance transport can cost you almost your entire deductible.
And if you're unable to work for a while, your income may not be (fully) paid. And what then? Because almost no one can survive without an income.
Compensation after an accident with injuries is intended to cover your financial losses. This includes all your additional expenses, caregiving compensation, and lost income.
In addition, you are always entitled to compensation for your non-material damage (pain and suffering). So, on top of your compensation for your extra costs and lost income.
Examples of compensation after an accident with injuries include:
- costs of your health insurance deductible
- other medical costs not reimbursed by your health insurance (for example, physiotherapy with basic insurance)
- compensation for hospital admission
- travel and transportation expenses
- lost income from employment
- lost income as a self-employed person
- lost income due to dismissal (during probationary period), non-renewal of contract or missed contract
- study delay or school backlog
- compensation for informal care provided by family, relatives and friends
- domestic help
- work in and around your home
- unnecessary costs
- adjustments to your home
- therapeutic sports
- increased economic vulnerability
- future damage (in case of permanent injury)
- pain and suffering (non-material damages)
- Legal costs (read: our costs)
Legal costs (meaning our costs) are also included in your compensation claim after an accident with injury. The other party must pay your legal costs separately from your own compensation. This is stipulated in the law (Article 6:96 of the Dutch Civil Code).
This entitles you to completely free legal assistance. You can, therefore, engage a qualified personal injury firm yourself, at the other party's expense!
Do you have questions about compensation after an accident with injuries? Contact us for advice.
Our advice is free and without obligation. You'll immediately know where you stand and what your best course of action should be.
It is common practice to engage a personal injury agency
In the Netherlands, it's very common to engage a personal injury law firm after an accident. Your opponent won't find this strange or unusual, but perfectly normal.
In fact, an insurer is obliged to inform you of its own accord that you can engage a personal injury agency at their expense.
Your opponent must compensate you for your personal injury. This is almost always an insurance company. They simply have much more expertise in personal injury cases than you do. Moreover, an insurer often has very different views on your compensation than you and we do. Often, they don't even consciously think so.
You certainly weren't in the emergency room for nothing. This means you needed immediate medical treatment and your injury has immediate medical consequences. It's even likely that it will take a long time for you to recover from your injury. Your injury could even be permanent. So what then?
Will you handle the dispute with the liable insurer yourself? Or would you rather leave it to a qualified personal injury firm that has your best interests at heart?
With the help of an expert personal injury firm, you won't have to worry. You'll know there's someone who truly has your best interests at heart. While you focus on your recovery, we'll work with you to take care of the rest. We promise!
Free legal assistance with compensation after an accident
Our expert legal assistance is completely free of charge for you. Your counterparty is also legally obligated to reimburse your legal costs (i.e., our fees). This is separate and distinct from your own compensation. This is stipulated in Article 6:96 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Our invoice goes directly to the other party. They must settle this invoice with us directly and separately from your compensation claim. This means our assistance is completely free of charge for you. And what if our costs are unexpectedly not reimbursed by the other party? Don't worry, because that's our risk, not yours. Pretty safe, right?
Are you asking us to help you? And do we believe our assistance is indeed in your best interest? Then we'll immediately give you a written guarantee that our assistance will be completely free of charge.
Always ask for personal injury advice
Have you been to the emergency room after an accident with injuries? And was it someone else's fault? Ask us for advice ANYWAY. It's completely free and without obligation.
After all, you didn't go to the emergency room for nothing. This usually involves a serious injury that can take a long time to heal. And what if your injury is permanent?
We can almost always tell you immediately – based purely on your own story – where you stand and what the best course of action is.
We'll provide you with clear, expert advice without any obligation. You can then decide for yourself what to do with it.
And if we think our assistance is in your best interest, we'll let you know right away. You'll also receive a written guarantee that our assistance is completely free of charge.
The quickest way to get advice is by phone or WhatsApp. But you can also simply fill out the form and tell us what's on your mind.
Would you rather send an email or take our Personal Injury Test first? No problem. Whatever suits you best.
Compensation after an accident with injuries? ALWAYS ask for advice!
How can I help you?
Floris de Bruin
Commercial DirectorCurious about your chances?
About the author
The information on this page was written by Floris de Bruin, a specialist in liability and personal injury. The content of this page fully complies with the requirements of the National Quality Mark for Personal Injury (NKL).
What customers ask
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Your counterparty is also obligated to reimburse your legal costs (i.e., our firm's fees). This is stipulated by law (Section 6:96 of the Dutch Civil Code).
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We guarantee that the liable party will reimburse our costs. If they don't, it's our business risk. You'll never receive a bill from us. We promise!
Still unsure? Just contact us. We'd be happy to explain how our cost guarantee works.
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When can I claim personal injury damages?
You can claim damages for personal injury due to the fault of another person injury (been injured)
Personal injury can be caused by, for example:
In addition, you may think of injuries sustained during:
- organized trip
- unsafe product or
- fall at someone else's home, in a shop or on the street
It's best not to wait too long to file a personal injury claim. It's best to do so immediately after the accident.
Even if it is not yet clear at that time what your injury and its financial consequences consist of.
However, someone else must liable and must have taken out liability insurance for this (AVP/AVB/WA).
However, even if you caused the accident yourself, you can sometimes still claim compensation for personal injury. For example, if you SVI (Passenger Injury Insurance) or SVO (Opzittende Inschadende).
Are you unsure whether and when you are entitled to personal injury compensation?
Don't hesitate to contact us now for a free, no-obligation consultation. It's free , and you'll know exactly where you stand. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with our advice.
What injuries do you treat?
We can actually help you with all types of personal injury
Van der Toorn Personal Injury can help you with all types of injuries. We specialize in handling "serious personal injuries," such as:
- brain injury (ABI)
- spinal cord injury
- burns
- dystrophy
- bone fractures and
- cosmetic injury.
But of course, we are also very happy to be there for you if someone else has sustained an injury. Such as neck injuries, whiplash, back injuries, bruises, sprains, dog bites, temporary injuries, and you name it.
We cannot help with all types of personal injury
The only thing we cannot help you with is personal injury caused by:
- violence
- medical errors and/or
- situations of abuse.
In that situation, we will of course refer you to a party that is specialized in this.
Always request free, no-obligation advice on personal injury claims
Do you have questions about your personal injury? Or are you unsure if we're the right place for you?
Please do not hesitate to ask us for a complete and free, no-obligation personal injury claim consultation.
When should I contact you?
You don't have to! But it's in your best interest to as soon as possible contact
Only then can you be certain that there is someone who thinks solely of your interests . Because that is our job: thinking of *your* interests.
But what is: as quickly as possible?
Sometimes an insurance company will contact you very shortly after the accident. They'll ask how you're doing and also ask for all sorts of other information.
You cannot know whether that insurer is asking “too many questions” from a legal perspective. About your health before the accident and which doctors you visited. You would rather avoid that, wouldn't you? So never wait too long to engage a personal injury firm.
It's also likely that you'll quickly incur significant expenses . Or your incomemay disappear. We'll handle the initial damage payments from the other party. Then you can focus on your recovery.
Would you like to know what's best for you? Don't hesitate to without obligation us
We'll give you right away advice clear. Then you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
If we think we can help you, we will let you know right away.
At the same time, we guarantee that our legal assistance completely free of charge .
To learn more about our FREE personal injury assistance services, click here.
What personal injury compensation amounts am I entitled to?
The personal injury compensation amounts you are entitled to are:
Allowances for additional assistance, such as:
- household help, shopping, taking children to school, etc.
- help in the garden and
- help with the maintenance and painting of your home.
In addition, your personal injury may have consequences for your income, such as:
- income that is not fully paid (self-employed person, temporary worker, zero-hour contract, etc.)
- no more irregular hours allowance
- no longer being able to work overtime
- missed promotions and
- missed pension accrual
Finally, you can consider other equally important personal injury compensation amounts, such as:
- Study delay
- Reintegration costs for guidance to other work
- Costs associated with admission to a hospital or rehabilitation center
- Travel expenses
- Medical expenses
- Non-pecuniary damages
- Economic vulnerability
- Statutory interest
- Furthermore, all costs that you would not have incurred without the accident…
- For example, the wages you did not receive because you could not go to work.
- Gasoline because you had to go to the hospital or the physiotherapist.
- Medicines that were covered by your deductible.
In addition, you are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, also known as non-material damages.
This is compensation for "loss of enjoyment of life." Your damages should compensate you for your grief, pain, and anything else that might have made you less happy than before the accident.
Unfortunately, Dutch law is not generous in awarding damages for pain and suffering. Therefore, the amounts awarded in the Netherlands are not considered "fair enough.".
If you'd like to learn more about non-pecuniary damages, click here. If you'd like to learn more about personal injury damages, click here.
Calculating non-pecuniary damages
Calculating non-pecuniary damages:
You are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering. This is the "non-pecuniary component" of your personal injury compensation.
What is non-pecuniary damages?
Pain and suffering compensation is not in itself a “hard legal term”. It is compensation for damage that cannot be expressed in monetary terms.
So, everything that doesn't fall under additional costs or lost income. It's essentially compensation for your "mental damage.".
How to calculate non-pecuniary damages
People often ask us at the very beginning of their personal injury case how much compensation they are entitled to.
That question is actually impossible to answer. And any personal injury lawyer who claims otherwise is mistaken.
When can you calculate my non-pecuniary damages?
Your compensation for pain and suffering can only be definitively determined at the end of your personal injury case.
Only then will it be known what psychological consequences your injury has had and/or will have for you.
Because it is the psychological consequences that largely determine your compensation for non-pecuniary damages.
Important factors in calculating non-pecuniary damages
Important factors for calculating your non-pecuniary damages include:
- the nature of your injury
- the severity of your injury
- your age
- your gender
- your level of consciousness
- whether you will have permanent scars and where those scars are located
- whether you have physical limitations that affect your quality of life
- how much pain have you suffered and continue to suffer
- how long your recovery period was and
- whether you have recovered at all or whether there is permanent damage.
Indication calculation of non-pecuniary damages:
We cannot predict exactly how much your compensation for non-pecuniary damages will be.
What we can do is give you a general indication of the amount of your compensation for pain and suffering.
If this sounds appealing, contact us today for a free, honest consultation. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
We are happy to help you calculate and claim your compensation for pain and suffering and other personal injury damages, such as your additional costs and lost income.
And if you choose our legal assistance, we guarantee you in writing in advance that our assistance will always FREE .
Calculating non-pecuniary damages? Ask for advice! We're happy to help. Want to know more about calculating non-pecuniary damages? Click here.
Stories from the field
My husband was a passenger, but received full compensation for his injuries…
Finally, vacation! Kids and bags packed in the car and off we went. Every day started so well.
In Belgium, the backseat got into a fight. So at a gas station, my husband just sat in the back to keep the peace. Around Paris, of course, it was absurdly crowded again. After that, things went wrong. Completely wrong!
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