Auto Accident
If you've recently been in an auto accident, you may be concerned about working with insurance companies, recovering from any injuries you suffered, property damage to your car and rental car reimbursement. However, But if you were the victim in an automobile accident, you should also be thinking about whether a personal injury attorney can help you recover money to pay your accident-related bills and compensate you for pain and suffering.
Whiplash
Whiplash, also called neck sprain or neck strain, is injury to the neck. Whiplash is characterized
by a collection of symptoms that occur following damage to the neck. In whiplash, the intervertebral joints (located between vertebrae), discs, and ligaments, cervical muscles, and
nerve roots may become damaged.
What Causes Whiplash?
Whiplash is caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward, and often
occurs as a result of a car accident.
What Are the Symptoms of Whiplash?
Symptoms of whiplash may be delayed for 24 hours or more after the initial trauma. However, people who experience whiplash may develop one or more of the following symptoms, usually within the first few days after the injury:
- Neck pain and stiffness
- Headaches
- Pain in the shoulder or between the shoulder blades
- Low back pain
- Pain or numbness in the arm and/or hand
- Dizziness
- Ringing in the ears or blurred vision
- Difficulty concentrating or remembering
- Irritability, sleep disturbances, fatigue
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries present numerous challenges to victims and their families. Not only do such injuries
significantly affect the cognitive, physical and psychological skills of the injured person, they also cause untold emotional and financial repercussions to the families of the injured.
Brain injuries typically result from accidents involving trauma to the head; however, they may also be caused by insufficient oxygen (anoxic brain injury), poisoning, or infection.
Leading Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Many people who have endured a brain injury suffer long term effects to their cognition and personality. Annually, more than 80,000 individuals are left with life-long disabilities from TBI. Today, over 5.3 million Americans are living with a TBI-related disability.
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