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A car accident can turn your life upside down in seconds. Serious injuries affect your ability to work, change your social status, destabilize your family, and alter your normal way of life. Not only are you left to cope with the physical impact of car crash injuries, but you also have to address the emotional and financial burden as well.
Even in the worst situations, there is hope. A Regan Zambri Long car crash lawyer can help you pursue financial compensation to offset the sudden costs of your accident. Our compassionate attorneys offer a free legal consultation to our new clients. During the meeting, a skilled car accident lawyer will provide a reasonable assessment of your case, lay out your legal options, and start to build a winning strategy to recover a fair settlement.
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The following are some of the most severe injuries that can be sustained in car accidents, each with potentially devastating consequences for the victims.
A traumatic brain injury is a disruption to the normal function of the brain by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. In car accidents, a passenger can sustain a TBI by hitting their head on the windshield, being ejected from the vehicle, or being penetrated with debris from the car accident.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), motor vehicle accidents account for the majority of traumatic brain injury deaths in kids (5-14) and account for nearly half of TBI-related deaths in young adults (15-24).
Depending on the severity of the injury, TBIs have wide-ranging physical and psychological symptoms that can appear immediately after the injury or even weeks later.
Doctors sometimes refer to concussions as a “mild TBI.” In a mild TBI, the change in the victim’s normal brain function doesn’t last for more than a few minutes following the initial injury. Although they are not life-threatening, the effects of a concussion can be quite serious and deserve immediate medical attention.
Symptoms of a mild TBI are:
Moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries can have a lifelong impact on the victim, profoundly changing their cognitive, physical, emotional, and financial state. While the symptoms are technically the same as a mild TBI, the severity of the symptoms is significantly greater. They can cause life-altering complications, including:
A spinal cord injury is damage to the bundle of nerves and nerve fibers that send and receive messages from the brain. A significant injury to the spinal cord can leave the victim partially or completely paralyzed.
Incomplete spinal cord injuries mean the spinal cord is still able to send and receive certain signals from the brain. People with incomplete injuries will still have some function below the injury site.
However, complete spinal cord injuries mean there is no communication from the spinal nerves to the brain. All feeling and muscle control below the site of the injury is gone.
The National Library of Medicine cites automobile accidents as the leading cause of blunt abdominal trauma. Blunt abdominal trauma causes internal bleeding and damage to the internal organs such as the bowel, spleen, liver, and intestines. Car accident victims may also sustain pulmonary and heart injuries, like a collapsed lung or a myocardial contusion.
What makes internal injuries so dangerous is their invisibility. After a car crash, victims are often in shock. The increased amount of adrenaline pumping through their body can diminish the feeling of pain from severe injuries. Unfortunately, if the passenger does not seek immediate medical attention, their unnoticed injuries could result in death.
There are three main types of burn injuries a car accident victim can sustain: thermal burns, which occur when the passenger comes in contact with hot car parts like the engine or the exhaust pipe. Of course, if a car accident causes a fire to erupt in one or more vehicles, the flames can also severely burn the passengers.
Friction burns occur when the victim’s skin scrapes against a rough surface, such as pavement or the vehicle’s interior. Seatbelts and airbags are also known to cause friction burns.
Chemical burns can also occur in auto accidents. Passengers may be exposed to car battery acid or antifreeze. In car crash cases where the motor vehicle collides with a commercial truck, the passengers are vulnerable to the hazardous materials the truck is carrying.
Abrasions, contusions, lacerations, and fractures are the different types of facial injuries a passenger can sustain in a car accident. Passengers face the threat of a broken nose, jaw, eye sockets, and cheekbones. In some cases, a facial injury could be indicative of a more extensive brain injury, which is why any car accident victim needs to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
You may have heard the term “whiplash” before. The condition is considered mild, but in reality, it can cause a lifetime of chronic pain. The force of the impact of the car accident can cause a person’s neck to rapidly jolt back and forth, much like the motion of a whip. The movement strains your neck and spine, damaging ligaments, nerves, muscles, and bones.
Victims may also suffer slipped or bulging discs when the cushions between the vertebrae are damaged and irritate the surrounding nerves. These injuries can cause extreme pain and limit an individual’s mobility for days or weeks at a time.
In severe car accidents, amputations can occur in two ways. The force of the impact of the collision can lead to a traumatic amputation, where the limb is completely severed from the body. Although less common, this type of amputation is seen in head-on collisions and rollover car accidents.
The second type of amputation is a surgical amputation, which a medical professional performs later to prevent infection, preserve life, or address severe tissue damage. Depending on the location and severity of the injuries, amputations can range from fingers and toes to entire limbs.
Other physical injuries victims can sustain from car accidents are:
Car accidents can also leave mental and emotional injuries, including:
There are very few people who can afford the sudden financial blow that comes with a life-changing car accident. On top of your normal bills, you may be saddled with medical expenses like hospital stays, rehabilitation, physical therapy, multiple surgeries, and ongoing medical treatment.
Additionally, you may need to repair or replace your car and any personal belongings damaged during the accident.
Severe injuries, like spinal cord injuries or amputations, may require ongoing home modifications, special equipment, or in-home care, adding significant long-term financial burdens.
The car accident lawyers at Regan Zambri Long firmly believe these overwhelming costs are not yours to pay, especially if you were not the at-fault driver. A car accident lawsuit can help you recover enough compensation to cover your current and future expenses related to the accident. Don’t foot the bill for someone else’s negligence. Call the Regan Zambri Long car accident attorneys to get the claims process started.
You can recover three damages in personal injury claims for car accidents. The first type is economic damages, which are tangible losses. They include:
Next, you have non-economic damages. These are intangible costs, which make them more difficult to calculate. However, your attorney will request the maximum amount in your claim. Non-economic damages include:
Finally, in rare cases, you may pursue punitive damages. Punitive damages are meant to punish the defendant if he or she acted extremely, unreasonably, recklessly, and negligently. During your free consultation, your Regan Zambri Long car crash attorney will address the damages they seek in your case.
Different types of car accidents you can experience play a big role in the injuries you might sustain. Here’s a breakdown of some common accident scenarios and the potential injuries associated with them:
If you suffered severe injuries in a car accident, you don’t have to it alone. The Regan Zambri Long personal injury lawyers deeply understand your physical, emotional, and financial hardships. We’re committed to pursuing fair compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, other damages and potentially wrongful death.
During a free consultation, we’ll discuss your case and answer any questions you may have. Our lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you don’t pay us a dime unless we win.
Don’t wait – the sooner you speak with a Regan Zambri Long car accident lawyer, the sooner we can begin working towards a resolution for your car accident injuries. Call us today or visit our website to schedule your free consultation.
