Car Accident Injuries Over two million people become the victims of car accident injuries each year in the United States. In the majority of car accidents, car accident injuries are sustained as a result of one party's negligence. The party who is responsible for the accident that caused a car accident injury can be liable for all damages that resulted. Victims of car accident injuries have the legal right to seek compensation for their medical expenses, loss of income or earning potential, property damage, and pain and suffering. Many car accident injuries are sustained because of a driver's negligent or reckless behavior. In New Jersey, owners of a motor vehicle are required to maintain insurance to cover damages caused by an accident. Your own insurance may provide additional coverage along with coverage for your medical expenses. Some car accident injuries are sustained because of an automobile defect. Automobile defects that can cause car accident injuries include tire defects, seat, seatbelt, and airbag malfunctioning, brake shift interlock failures, defective child safety seats, defective door latches, roof crush, fuel fed fires, and faulty ignition and stalling problems. Immediately after a car accident, the victim should be treated for their injuries. It is important to gather all information about the accident and any car accident injury details. Call the police out to the scene of the accident to file an accident report. All reports should be gathered for future reference including witness accounts and pictures of the accident scene. Types of Car Accident Injuries Brain Injuries Brain injuries are the number one reason for death in automobile accidents and are the most serious of all car accident injuries. The design of automobiles and their parts is primarily to protect passengers. Many times defective parts and designs lead to brain injuries in car accidents. When this happens the injured have the right to seek compensation for their injuries from those parties responsible. Head and Face Injuries Often headaches, head pain, and/or facial pain after a car accident are the result of a traumatically incurred TMD (Temporal Mandibular Disorder). It can be caused by whiplash or a direct impact to the head or face in a car accident. TMD is a complex dysfunction of the jaw joints and the surrounding ligaments, tendons, and muscles in the head, face, neck and back. Often these injuries go undiagnosed and/or mis-diagnosed resulting in ongoing pain and dysfunction despite extensive treatment for other injuries. If you have any of the following symptoms, you may need to see a doctor with experience and expertise in head and face injuries: Headaches; Migraines; Pain in the Head, Face, Jaw, TMJ, Eyes and Ears; Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus); Dizziness; Pressure in the Ears; Blurry Vision; Frequent Sore Throats; Difficulty Swallowing; Sensation of an object stuck in the throat; Burning Tongue. Back & Neck Injuries (Sprain, strains, Disc Bulges, Herniations, Fractures) Whiplash is one of the most common types of car accident back injuries. Whiplash accounts for more than one million car accident back injuries each year. Ten percent of these car accident back injuries lead to long term disability. This type of car accident back injury occurs most often in rear end collisions and can also occur when a vehicle strikes a non-moving object or gets broad-sided by another vehicle. Lumbar or lower back sprain or strain can be difficult to diagnose or may be misdiagnosed if there is an underlying disc injury that has not been identified. Spinal cord car accident back injuries can be caused by different kinds of trauma including bruising (contusion), excessive pressure (compression), lacerations, and specific damage to the corticospinal tracts in the cervical spinal cord area. Bone Fractures Car accident victims frequently sustain broken bones as well. Although bones do heal, sometimes they don't heal correctly and cause problems to surrounding body parts. Besides the healing time, many of broken bones can cause pain or disability for the rest of the victims lives.Burn Injuries Many vehicles with fuel-related defects can cause severe burns when in accidents. Third degree burns are common because gasoline is extremely flamable and when these defective vehicles rollover they catch fire easily. These serious burns can effect the victim in numberous ways including: severe pain, disfigurement and serious health issues.We invite you to call us at 732-722-2911 for a FREE Consultation. Home, hospital, evening and weekend appointments are available.
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