Are rib fractures taken seriously in an injury claim?
They should be. Ribs are rarely treated surgically, which insurers read as minor, but the recovery is long, painful and carries a real risk of pneumonia because breathing deeply hurts.
The complication risk is the point
Restricted breathing during recovery raises the chance of respiratory infection, particularly for older people. That risk is part of the injury even where it does not materialize.
What accompanies them
The force required to break ribs is frequently enough to injure what sits behind them. Lung, spleen and liver involvement are checked for precisely because rib pain can mask it.
Little treatment does not mean little injury
Rest and pain management is the standard course. A thin treatment file reflects the medicine, not the severity, and that distinction has to be made rather than assumed.
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