The Types of Injuries Most Frequently Treated after a Collision
What are the injuries most often suffered in car accidents? When you’ve been hurt in a crash, even if it was a minor fender-bender, what types of trauma should you expect? Are there conditions that may not immediately appear? What’s your best course of action?
The Best Steps to Maximize Your Health after a Car, Truck or Motorcycle Crash
According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), up to 20% of all people who are involved in a motor vehicle wreck suffer injuries that are not readily apparent immediately after the crash. Experts say that a number of factors typically contribute to this delayed response:
- The adrenaline produced by the body in response to the incident will often mask the initial pain or discomfort
- One of the body’s common responses to trauma is inflammation or swelling, which can take time to fully develop. However, the pain associated with inflammation can be long-lasting and extremely debilitating
What Are the Common Injuries Suffered in a Car Accident?
The types of trauma for which people most often seek treatment after a motor vehicle crash include:
- Whiplash-type injuries (the most common), caused by the sudden and violent snapping of the head or neck back and forth when the vehicle makes impact with any other object
- Broken bones, most often a result of impact with a vehicle or the pavement
- Cuts, abrasions, lacerations and contusions caused by glass, metal or impact with hard objects
- Soft-tissue injury, including damage to muscles, ligaments, tendons and cartilage
- Internal bleeding
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord trauma
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