New York Auto Accidents
Common Injuries
Auto accident injuries can run the gamut, from cuts and bruises to debilitating, life-altering trauma. In a major metropolitan area, such as New York, car accident injuries may involve pedestrians more frequently than in suburban neighborhoods, simply because more people are walking and taking public transportation. Broken bones, head trauma, and skull fracture injuries are all likely outcomes when a car strikes a pedestrian.
Perhaps the most common injury resulting from an automobile accident is whiplash, often associated with rear-end collisions. Whiplash, which damages soft tissues in the neck, can cause pain and limit the head's range of motion as well as peripheral vision. Sprains and broken bones often affect upper and lower limbs of car accident victims. Immobilization, surgery, and physical therapy may be required to regain full functionality.
Back injuries involving nerves, ligaments, and muscles are not uncommon. More serious cases can lead to surgery, steroid injections, extensive therapy, and on-going use of muscle relaxers and pain medication. Ruptured discs and spinal injuries can result in pain, leg weakness, numbness, breathing problems, and disability.
Brain trauma injuries often occur after a side-impact collision. These may be the most frightening to contemplate, since there can be significant and lasting damage with no outwardly visible signs of distress. Concussion injuries are quite common and can be caused by a blow to the head or by a violent head movement. Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, and disorientation. Because brain trauma injuries can lead to death or permanent impairment, victims should be carefully monitored following the auto accident. Victims in these cases are well advised to consult a personal injury attorney in the New York area, since their medical needs will be substantial and life-long care may be necessary.
If you've been seriously injured in a New York auto accident, the lawyers at the law firm of Jacob D. Fuchsberg can help. Schedule a free consultation regarding your automobile accident injury by completing our contact form, calling 212-869-3500, or coming by our New York law office.
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