Auto Accident Injuries

The nature and extent of an auto accident injury depends on a variety of factors, including the speed of the cars involved, the use of seat belts and/or the deployment of air bags, and the ability to receive prompt and proper medical treatment. An auto accident injury can be as minor as a bruise or strain, which may require little medical attention, or as catastrophic as a spinal cord injury, amputation, or traumatic brain injury that can forever change the victim's life.

Many auto accident injury victims suffer whiplash, an injury that is very misunderstood. This form of auto accident injury generally occurs when the victim's car is rear-ended. This type of impact causes the muscles and tendons of the neck to over extend as the head is thrown violently forward and back. This can be a very serious auto accident injury and is extremely painful. Another way to classify the auto accident injury known as "whiplash" is by its medical name: hyperflexion/hyperextension injury or a cervical strain/sprain.

A cervical sprain is one type of auto accident injury that may not be felt at the time of the accident. In fact, a car accident victim with a serious injury may not realize that they are injured until days later when the effects of the accident become all too clear. Immediately following an accident, your adrenaline is pumping and you may be confused and in shock. Many times, after the dust has settled, your body begins to stiffen and swell and it is then that auto accident injuries, like cervical sprains, are discovered. To make matters worse, many hospitals do not even check for serious injuries such as herniated discs through special tests such as MRI's. Some do not even perform simple x-rays, and this failure to diagnose all the injuries suffered leaves the car accident victim wondering what is wrong and why are they not getting better?

A serious auto accident injury can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills and managed care. If you or a loved one is suffering from an auto accident injury, you may wish to speak with an attorney who has experience in working with people who have suffered a serious auto accident injury. Retaining legal counsel will send an important message to the auto insurance companies; A message that you are taking your auto accident injury seriously and expect them to do the same.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in an Ohio truck / car accident, call the Ohio auto accident and wrongful death attorneys / lawyers at Chester Law Group at 1-800-218-4243 or order your FREE BOOK entitled The Insider’s Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims at www.ChesterLaw.com.

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