What Are the Most Common Injuries from a Car Accident?
If you’ve been injured in a car accident that was caused by another driver’s negligence, you can suffer very serious physical, financial, and emotional losses. While no two car accidents are alike, there are several kinds of related injuries that are more common than others. If this is the challenging position you find yourself in, an experienced South Carolina car accident attorney can help.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
The massive impact generated by a car accident can lead to a life-altering traumatic brain injury (TBI). These injuries are not only exceptionally dangerous but are also extremely unpredictable. In addition to the physical hardships associated with head injuries, there is also a strong emotional component that can leave victims feeling unfamiliar with their own lives. The negative consequences of even a moderate TBI can be difficult to overstate.
Broken Bones
Car accidents often cause broken bones, which come with all the following challenges:
- They are very painful.
- They are slow to heal and can lead to chronic pain.
- They can lead to complications that permanently decrease the range of motion.
Spinal Cord Injuries
The spinal cord can be seriously injured in a car accident, and these injuries can lead to permanent complications. Even milder spinal cord injuries can cause chronic pain and serious losses in relation to range of motion, but a severe spinal cord injury can leave the victim paralyzed for life – requiring long-term care as well as assistance with the activities of daily living.
Whiplash and Other Soft Tissue Injuries
Those involved in car accidents are often whipped back and forth within the vehicle, and soft tissue injuries like whiplash are common. These injuries can be difficult to effectively treat, and they are closely associated with chronic pain and with serious losses related to range of motion.
Limb Loss and Amputations
Very serious car accidents can leave victims with limb loss or with injuries that require amputation. Such injuries are often referred to as catastrophic for the degree of loss they carry.
Burns
The heat generated by car accidents can leave victims seriously burned, which translates to an especially painful recovery and can cause permanent disfigurement.
Your Losses
The losses you experience in relation to your car accident injuries can be immense. But your accomplished car accident attorney will help you recover just compensation for every category of loss you experience, including:
- Property damage to your vehicle and its contents
- Medical costs, which may need to cover ongoing concerns
- Lost income, which can include lost earning potential
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can quickly outpace all of your other losses combined
Give an Experienced South Carolina Car Accident Attorney a Call Today
Matthew Swilley at Swilley Law Firm, LLC, is a dedicated car accident attorney who has the experience, legal insight, and compassion to help guide your claim effectively and efficiently forward toward a settlement or court award that covers your losses in their entirety. To learn more, please don’t delay contacting us online or calling 843-773-2789 today.