After a Pittsburgh Motorcycle Crash: UPMC Trauma Care and Your Claim

If you are hurt in a serious Pittsburgh motorcycle crash, EMS will route you to a Level I trauma center — usually UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland, UPMC Mercy on the Bluff, or AHN Allegheny General on the North Side. What happens in the next 72 hours shapes your motorcycle accident claim more than almost anything else.

Why trauma documentation matters

Trauma intake records capture mechanism of injury, GCS scores, imaging, and surgical interventions in a way no urgent care or family practice ever will. Pennsylvania motorcycle accident juries rely on that documentation to understand the severity of road rash, orthopedic fractures, and traumatic brain injury.

Common Pittsburgh motorcycle injuries we see

• Open tibia/fibula fractures requiring ORIF at UPMC Presbyterian
• Traumatic brain injury and post-concussive syndrome
• Full-thickness road rash requiring debridement and grafting
• Brachial plexus injuries from being thrown over the bars

Hospital liens and subrogation

UPMC and AHN both file statutory liens against personal injury settlements. A Pittsburgh motorcycle accident lawyer negotiates those liens down — often substantially — so more of the recovery reaches you, not the hospital billing department.

If you were just discharged from a Pittsburgh trauma center after a motorcycle crash, call before you talk to the insurance company. The statement they want will be used against you.

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