Common Injuries From Car Accidents
Extensive studies have revealed that car accidents injuries are the no. 1 leading cause of injuries and deaths in America, with at least almost 50,000 individuals dying per year. On average, about 3 million people suffered car-related injuries per year, and about 70% or 2 million or so will have to live with long-term and/or permanent disability.
Some of the common injuries that any victim will have in car accidents are broken bones in various parts of the body, head injury or concussion, facial fracture, and whiplash. Broken bones, fractures, and dislocations are the most common of injuries any one can sustain when involved in a car accident; most injuries are located but not limited to the areas of the arms, legs, and clavicle.
Head injuries are one of the most dangerous injuries any one can have - car accident-related or not, as such injuries usually involve a direct trauma to the brain that may entail short and long-term health risks and even immediate death if not properly given attention. A concussion is a hard blow to the head from a car collision, and is the most common type of traumatic brain injury that can cause many physical, cognitive, and psychological symptoms, as well as transient loss of brain function. Repeated concussions or severe cases can cause cumulative brain damage, and sometimes death.
As doctors have noted, most severe head injury cases often result of the victim going into a deep state of unconsciousness or coma that may last from days to weeks, months and even years depending on the severity of the head injury. Most cases that last for years onward are considered lost cases.
According to doctors, severe cases of head injuries may result to coma which is a deep state of unconsciousness. In general, this condition only lasts more than two to four weeks, depending on the severity of the head injury. However, a person will succumb to vegetative state if the coma lasts for years.
Facial fractures are injuries of the soft tissues and the facial bones of the head. Common symptoms are swelling, nosebleeds, numbness and throbbing pain, deformity, blurred vision, and restricted or complete non-movement of the jaw.
Whiplash is also a common bodily injury that is most prevalent in high-impact collisions. The impact affects the neck ligaments and muscles, the spinal discs, and soft tissues of the neck. It can cause mild to severe neck strain, sprain, and dislocation problems. The symptoms at most times remain hidden and undetected in the first few days or weeks after any accident, and may slowly begin to manifests itself at the start as mild headaches, muscles spasms, swelling, and mild to severe chronic pain. - 21396
Some of the common injuries that any victim will have in car accidents are broken bones in various parts of the body, head injury or concussion, facial fracture, and whiplash. Broken bones, fractures, and dislocations are the most common of injuries any one can sustain when involved in a car accident; most injuries are located but not limited to the areas of the arms, legs, and clavicle.
Head injuries are one of the most dangerous injuries any one can have - car accident-related or not, as such injuries usually involve a direct trauma to the brain that may entail short and long-term health risks and even immediate death if not properly given attention. A concussion is a hard blow to the head from a car collision, and is the most common type of traumatic brain injury that can cause many physical, cognitive, and psychological symptoms, as well as transient loss of brain function. Repeated concussions or severe cases can cause cumulative brain damage, and sometimes death.
As doctors have noted, most severe head injury cases often result of the victim going into a deep state of unconsciousness or coma that may last from days to weeks, months and even years depending on the severity of the head injury. Most cases that last for years onward are considered lost cases.
According to doctors, severe cases of head injuries may result to coma which is a deep state of unconsciousness. In general, this condition only lasts more than two to four weeks, depending on the severity of the head injury. However, a person will succumb to vegetative state if the coma lasts for years.
Facial fractures are injuries of the soft tissues and the facial bones of the head. Common symptoms are swelling, nosebleeds, numbness and throbbing pain, deformity, blurred vision, and restricted or complete non-movement of the jaw.
Whiplash is also a common bodily injury that is most prevalent in high-impact collisions. The impact affects the neck ligaments and muscles, the spinal discs, and soft tissues of the neck. It can cause mild to severe neck strain, sprain, and dislocation problems. The symptoms at most times remain hidden and undetected in the first few days or weeks after any accident, and may slowly begin to manifests itself at the start as mild headaches, muscles spasms, swelling, and mild to severe chronic pain. - 21396
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