Car Accident Injuries

Car accidents can cause a wide variety of injuries, ranging from minor bruises to serious and life threatening injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries. While some injuries require only basic first aid, others may require extensive and prolonged medical treatment.

Abdominal trauma, or Blunt Abdominal Trauma (BAT) occurs when the person’s abdomen collides with another object causing compression of the abdomen and the surrounding organs including stomach, pancreas, kidneys, liver, spleen, and intestines.

Talk to a lawyer for Free 24/7 (314) 361-4242 : If you feel that your involvement in a car accident has caused you to become more anxious, or you are suffering from panic attacks, you should seek help.

Some of the most common injuries sustained in car accidents are injuries to the arm and elbow, injuries that can be debilitating and permanent.

Talk to a lawyer for Free 24/7 (314) 361-4242 : Back pain is a common complaints among victims of car accident. If not identified and treated, these pains may last for months or even years.

Broken glass in automobile accidents exposes drivers, passengers, and by-standers to the risk of severe injury.

No medical science has been able to clearly document what people in a coma experience, as those who do wake up from their comatose state have no memory or recollection of what they have experienced during their state of coma and one cannot judge the subjective experiences of their comatose experience.

The impact will cause the neck to snap forward and backward very quickly, which can injure the spinal cord. The cervical spine can also get dislocated (subluxation) or fractured if a person falls to the ground head first.

Talk to a Lawyer for Free 24/7 at (314) 361-4242! A concussion is a relatively mild traumatic brain injury that normally occurs after a blow to the head. It can also occur when the person’s upper body or head gets violently shaken in an auto accident.

A PCL tear is known as the “dashboard injury", because it often occurs when a car accident causes the person’s bent knee to strike the dashboard forcefully.

Talk to a Lawyer for Free 24/7 at (314) 361-4242! Common symptoms of metal trauma include: nervousness or anxiety, depression, feeling of guilt, bitterness, frustration, insomnia, helplessness.

The symptoms of a head injury vary according to the severity, and may develop immediately or gradually.

Talk to a lawyer for Free 24/7 (314) 361-4242 : Sometimes these headaches may be accompanied by other symptoms such as vision disturbance, vertigo, nausea, and dizziness.

The back trauma sustained in a car accident will often cause a herniated disc injury. Symptoms of these types of back injuries may not show up for days, and the MRI needed to detect them is not commonly ordered by emergency room physicians.

Instances of lower extremity injuries are on an increase among front seat occupants involved in head on collisions. Also, around 50% of the lower extremity injuries involve trauma to the knee, thigh, and hip region.

Talk to a lawyer for Free 24/7 (314) 361-4242 : Internal bleeding is a very serious condition and requires immediate medical attention.

Internal injuries are a common result of car accidents and may go undetected immediately following an accident.

The knee can bang against the dashboard, the steering column, the door, or any other place in the car due to the impact of the collision and sustain an injury. There are various types of knee injuries, and treatment varies with type and severity of injury.

Lower body injuries from car accidents may require extensive medical treatment. The Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C. helps car accident victims recover compensation. Talk to a Lawyer for Free 24/7 at (314) 361-4242!

Most of the time it is a matter of multiplying the number of days you missed work by the daily or hourly pay rate.

Sciatica is often the result of nerve compression from a sudden blow at the time of the car accident. If your spinal disc is pressed against a spinal nerve, it can cause nerve root compression, resulting in inflammation and severe lower back pain.

Call (314) 361-4242 :: When someone suffers a head injury during a car accident, they may experience memory loss after the crash.

It is important to keep in mind that if you have damage to one part of your neck, you may have damage to other parts as well. This is because all the parts of the neck are connected by means of the bones, joints, nerves and soft tissues.

More than 70 percent of car accident survivors experience chronic neck pain 6 weeks after the crash. Talk to a Lawyer for Free 24/7 at (314) 361-4242!

Crush injuries or significant trauma can cause serious nerve damage. The damage most often occurs in the neck, face, back, and shoulders. Talk to a Lawyer for Free 24/7 at (314) 361-4242!