Personal injury attorneys are invaluable when it comes to recovering damages from negligent drivers’ insurance providers, such as medical treatment costs, future surgeries or care needs, loss of income, property damage claims and pain and suffering compensation.
As soon as a car accident has taken place, record its details immediately – this will provide crucial evidence for your claim, such as witness contact details.
Puncture wounds
Puncture wounds result from forceful injury caused by sharp objects that penetrate the skin, such as dog bites or accidentally stepping on nails. Puncture wounds tend to be narrower and deeper than cuts; closing them increases infection risk, so oftentimes they should remain open rather than be closed off immediately.
If you have experienced a puncture wound, it is vital to seek the assistance of a foot and ankle surgeon for appropriate follow-up care. This includes getting a tetanus shot, using antibacterial ointment and keeping the area free from foreign debris. Furthermore, be on the lookout for signs of infection such as pain, redness around the wound, drainage or fever as early warning signals.
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Untreated puncture wounds or lacerations injuries can result in serious infections that require surgery, potentially including amputation. Ignoring minor pain could increase over time and make proving that an accident was responsible more difficult later. Therefore, it’s crucial that all injuries be disclosed to your physician as soon as possible.
Internal organ damage
Car accidents often involve physical trauma to the body, leading to internal organ damage. This often happens when blunt force such as hitting the steering wheel, dashboard or another structure in the vehicle reaches into and hits soft tissues like blood vessels and soft tissues, bruising them severely as well as ruptures and tears occurring as a result of blunt force impacting upon them.
Unruptured spleens can flood the abdomen with blood and be fatal if left untreated, as well as potentially leading to infections or inflammations in other parts of the body.
As soon as an accident has taken place, it is vital that any area of pain or discomfort that you experience post-accident be reported immediately to medical practitioners – even if it doesn’t seem related. Failing to do so could make it more difficult or impossible to claim compensation later for injuries sustained as a result of your crash.
Car accident survivors frequently suffer health complications that drastically decrease their quality of life for years, or sometimes for life. These issues may result in costly medical expenses, lost work hours and reduced work abilities – all factors which contribute to long-term complications for survivors of these incidents.
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries are among the most devastating car accident injuries someone can endure. Your spinal cord extends from your brain down your back and acts as a relay point for nerve signals throughout your body; should it become injured due to an accident, this could result in various levels of paralysis including tetraplegia (paralysis of all four limbs) and quadriplegia (paralysis affecting everything but the head).
Spinal injuries caused by car crashes often involve fractured vertebrae or shearing of spinal nerves, potentially leading to fractured vertebrae and subsequent paralysis – having an enormously detrimental impact on daily life.
If your spinal cord injury was caused by another driver’s negligence, seeking compensation may be in order. A personal injury attorney experienced in car accident claims can assist you in gathering photo evidence, eyewitness interviews, CCTV examination and Open Records Requests to create a compelling claim and fight for full compensation.
Neck and chest injuries
Car accidents can result in serious chest injuries, including broken ribs and punctured lungs. They may also damage your trachea – the windpipe made up of sturdy rings of cartilage that transport air between your lungs. Other injuries could include bruised sternums that injure your heart, large blood vessels and esophagus. Injuries to this area could occur from striking it with seat belt or dashboard during a crash.
Whiplash injuries, caused by sudden forces moving your body back and forth quickly like the action of a whip, is the most commonly reported neck trauma among motor vehicle accidents. While its pain may linger for months or even years after such collisions.
After being involved in an accident, it’s always advisable to notify medical staff and law enforcement if you experience neck, back, or shoulder pain. Even if it seems minor now, over time this pain could worsen and reveal serious injuries that were related to the crash but were unnoticed at first.