Car Accidents

COMMON CAUSES FOR A CAR ACCIDENT

Unfortunately, the majority of car accidents could have been easily avoided if drivers had not engaged in activity that allowed for the vehicle to be out of their control for just a split second. Here are just some of the most common reasons for a majority of the accidents that take place on the road today:

• Driving while distracted due to texting, due to interaction with GPS or passenger, or due to distraction by the radio or other cause.
• Driving while intoxicated due to consumption of alcohol, recreational drugs, or prescription narcotics.
• Road rage incidents
• Hazardous road conditions
• Vehicle malfunction as a result of a lack of maintenance or manufacturer defect.

Any of these causes can have a significant impact on a driver’s ability to operate an automobile safely and the result can lead to a collision with another driver, motorcyclist, bicyclist, pedestrian, even an inanimate object.

TYPICAL CAR ACCIDENT INJURIES

Getting involved in a car accident through no fault of your own can have a devastating effect on the quality of your life. Injuries sustained from an accident with another vehicle can cause you discomfort, pain, and restriction of your normal everyday routine for days, months, possibly even years to come.

These may include head trauma, brain injury or damage, spinal cord and/or neck injury, facial injuries, internal bleeding, fractured or broken bones, severed limbs, a loss of senses such as vision or hearing, and more.

COMMON INJURIES FROM A CAR ACCIDENT

Experiencing a car accident of any magnitude can have a significant impact on your quality of life. You don’t need to be in a major wreck in order to sustain an injury that can stay with you for months, years, or even the rest of your life.

This is why you must always seek out medical attention right after you have been involved in a car accident of any kind. You may have sustained injuries and not realize it at first. Your body is typically flushed with adrenaline due to the stress and excitement from a collision. So you may not feel any pain or discomfort right after impact, however, you may start to feel some of the effects of an injury later on, once the adrenaline wears off.

That could put you in considerable danger for greater injury and cause you further pain and suffering. Be sure you always ask for medical attention in the aftermath of an accident, no matter how big or small it may have been.