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Virtually any type of injury is possible in a traffic crash. Injuries suffered can be minor, serious, catastrophic, or fatal. Some of the most common types of injuries in motor vehicle accidents include:
- Head and brain injuries: A head or brain injury can occur without loss of consciousness. Concussions have many symptoms and may need immediate attention. The Sawaya Law Firm has years of experience in head trauma cases.
- Neck injuries: These can occur in the form of whiplash or neck strain or more serious injuries, such as cervical dislocation or damage to the cervical discs.
- Back injuries: Sprains, strains, herniated discs, and fractured vertebrae are common injuries to the lower back in auto accidents.
- Spinal cord injuries: When displaced bone fragments, ligaments, or disc material tear into or bruise the spinal cord, it can destroy nerve cells that carry signals through the spinal cord between the brain and the rest of the body, often resulting in paralysis below the level of the injury.
- Internal injuries: The impact of a collision can injure internal organs, such as the kidneys, liver, spleen, heart, and bowels. It can also fracture ribs, which can puncture the lungs and other organs. Internal injuries are serious and require emergency medical treatment.
- Facial injuries: The face can be injured by impact with the steering wheel, dashboard, airbag, windshield, side window, and other parts of a vehicle, or lacerated by shattered glass. Common facial injuries in automobile accidents include scrapes, bruises, fractures, lacerations, and serious jaw and dental injuries.
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