AUTO ACCIDENT INFORMATION
(To be completed by PI patient)
Patient name: ______Date: ______
Date of accident: ______
1. Tell about your accident ______
2. When did the accident happen? ______
3. Where did the accident happen? ______
4. How fast was the car going that hit you? ______
5. What kind of car hit you? ______
6. Were you in the car by yourself? ______
7. Did you have your safety belt on? ______
8. Does your care have a head restraint? ______
9. Was the head restraint positioned in the middle, approximately 2 inches away? ______
10. To the best of your knowledge, what happened to your body at the time of impact during the accident? ______
11. Did your head whip backward and forward forcefully? ______
12. Did you hear any popping, cracking, or snapping noises in your neck? ______
13. Did you have any immediate pain after the accident? ______
14. Did any parts of your body strike part of the car? (knees, left arm, chest, head) ______
15. Do you or did you have any bruises? ______
16. Were you rendered unconscious? ______
17. Were you stunned? ______
- Were you able to get out of the car under your own power or did you have to be assisted? ______
- Were you taken to a hospital emergency room? ______
- Who took you to the hospital? ______
- Were you examined at the hospital in the emergency room? ______
- In your opinion, was the examination thorough? ______
- Did you have x-rays taken? ______
- What did they tell you about your X-Ray? ______
- When did you first begin to feel headaches? ______
- Are the headaches mild, moderate or severe? ______
- Are the headaches constant, daily or do they come and go? ______
- Do you have pulsating, sharp pain or pressure? ______
- Since the accident, have you had any dizzy spells? ______
- Do you have any buzzing or ringing in the ears? ______
- Do you have blurring of the eyes? ______
- Does light bother your eyes? ______
- Have you noticed any changes in your ability to remember, concentrate or think clearly since the accident? ______
- Have you been more irritable? ______
- Have you been more nervous? ______
- Have you been depressed at all (the blues)? ______
- How have you been sleeping? ______
- Tell me about your energy level? ______
- Tell me about your neck pain? ______
- Is your neck pain mild, moderate or severe? ______
- Is your neck pain constant, daily or does it come and go? ______
- Is your neck pain sharp, a dull ache or burning? ______
- Have you noticed that you are restricted looking over your shoulder at time? _____
- Do you have any pain that goes down your arms? ______
- Do you have any numbness in your hands? ______
- Do you have any upper back pain? ______
- Is the pain mild, moderate or severe? ______
- Is the pain constant, daily or does it come and go? ______
- Is the pain sharp, a dull ache or burning? ______
- Do you have any pain down your legs? ______
- Do you have any abdominal pain? ______
- Have you ever been in an auto accident before? ______
- If yes, what was the date? ______
- Prior to this accident, did you ever have any headaches, neck pain, back pain, arm pain or leg pain? ______
- Have you ever been seriously ill? ______
- Have you ever been hospitalized? ______
- How is this affecting you at home? ______
- How is this affecting you at work? ______