Almost any injury can occur as a result of a car accident – seven (7) of the most common car accident injuries we see are:
- Head and Brain Injuries
- Neck and Back Injuries
- Broken Bones
- Burns
- Spinal Injuries
- Soft Tissue Injuries
1. Head and Brain Injuries
The most common head and brain injuries from car accidents include concussions, closed head injuries, penetrating head injury, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, and diffuse axonal injury.
Car accidents can also cause brain damage or a traumatic head injury.
2. Laceration and Avulsion
Sometimes, car accident victims can suffer injuries due to laceration or avulsion.
Lacerations are the tearing of tissue due to blunt force, and can cause serious bleeding and pain.
Avulsion injuries occur when a large amount of tissue is torn off the body – if they are not treated properly, avulsion injuries can cause serious damage.
3. Neck and Back Injuries
Car accidents can cause serious neck and back injuries.
These injuries include sprains, strains, herniated discs, fractures, contusions, or compression injuries.
Neck and back injuries can also cause long-term disability, paralysis, or death.
4. Broken Bones
Almost every bone in the body can be broken in a car accident.
Though it is possible to break your legs or arms by driving into a pothole, car accidents typically cause more complicated and life-threatening types of broken bones.
In car accidents, it is possible to break ribs, sternums, and pelvic bones.
5. Burns
Car accidents can cause burns from the car’s airbags or from a fire that might erupt after the accident.
Burn injuries include both first-degree and second-degree burns, as well as burns to your clothes or other materials.
6. Spinal Injuries
Although less common than head and brain injuries, car accidents can still cause serious damage to the spine.
Injuries include injuries to the vertebrae, herniated discs, compression fractures, and spinal cord injuries.
The site of the car accident can also cause potentially serious problems, such as paralysis.
7. Soft Tissue Injuries
Car accidents can cause injuries to soft tissue, including injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, and skin.
Soft tissue injuries are common in car accidents, though they are typically not as serious as bone fractures, but soft tissue injuries are not negligible.
They can cause serious swelling, pain, and long-term injuries.
Whether you suffered a major injury, such as those listed above, or a more minor injury – it is important that you mitigate those injuries.
Seek medical assistance as soon as possible after your accident, no matter how minor your injuries seem.
This is an incredibly important step if you decide to file a Mount Vernon car accident lawsuit!
