Types of Hawaii Injury Cases
Car accident injuries can range from minor to severe, as well as result in short-term or long-term disability. It is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible after car accidents for treatment and documentation of the injury, which helps attorneys substantiate that the injury resulted from the accident. When someone else is at fault for causing your injury, Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks, Attorneys at Law can help you establish the injury cause and recover compensation.
Range of injuries arising out of accidents
Motor vehicle accidents result in common injuries:
- Whiplash. Whiplash is a very common car crash soft tissue injury affecting the muscles, ligaments and joints in the neck and other spinal areas. It may not be readily apparent for several hours or even several days. Some people recover from whiplash quickly within a few days, others take weeks and, in extreme cases, people take several years before experiencing a full recovery.
- Herniated discs. Other more lasting (and for some people, permanent) spinal injuries can also arise out of car accidents, such as herniated or bulging discs. People suffer back pain, numbness, tingling and extreme pain when nerve damage occurs.
- Spinal cord injury (SCI). SCI is a severe type of personal injury that can result in paralysis. Paraplegia refers to paralysis from the waist down, and quadriplegia refers to paralysis starting from the neck and extending throughout the rest of the body. Because the spinal cord works with the brain as the message center for various bodily systems, such as the respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems, SCI sometimes impairs entire bodily systems.
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI). One of the reasons many states have helmet laws is to prevent traumatic brain injury from occurring in motorcycle accidents. TBI can range from a mild concussion to extreme brain damage. People can suffer permanent injury from TBI that alters their lives, preventing work and requiring assistive care.
Other serious injuries arising from vehicle collisions are compound or complex fractures, internal bleeding and permanent scarring or disfigurement.
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