Common Car Accident Injuries

With more than 40,000 fatal car accidents every year, it is easy to overlook the non-fatal accidents that happen everyday. These minor accidents cause billions of dollars in expenses for car repair and medical bills each year.

If you have been in a car accident, it is important to understand the possible injuries that you hay have received in the accident, as they may not become apparent until much later. Common injuries can affect your:

• Head
• Neck
• Back
• Internal organs
• Upper and lower limbs

Injuries to the head and neck are extremely serious. Some common head and neck injuries incurred in car accidents are Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Temporal Mandibular joint injury (TMJ). TBI is an injury that involves the brain either hitting the side of the skull causing brain trauma, skull fractures, bruising of the brain, or nerve damage. All of these traumas are extremely serious and can lead to permanent brain impairment.

A TMJ injury involves injury to the jaw, causing the jaw and ligaments to become injured. TMJ can affect a person’s ability to eat and speak. Whiplash is also a common side effect from car accidents, causing pain and swelling in the neck.

The back is also vulnerable in car accidents. The intervertebral disks in the in the lower and upper back can become compressed, fractured, or herniated. Any of these injuries can cause permanent disabilities such as paralysis, loss of nerve endings, or loss of bowel control.

Although these are not fatal injuries they are extremely serious.

Contact the Madison Personal Injury Lawyers

If you or a loved one has been involved in a personal injuries claim contact the Madison personal injury lawyers of Habush, Habush, & Rottier at 1-800-822-1690.