5 Common Injuries After a Rear-End Accident

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5 Common Injuries After a Rear-End Accident
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If you have ever been involved in a car accident,
you know how common it is for someone to be
injured. Even relatively minor rear-end
collisions can cause serious, long-term injuries.
Some of the most common injuries following a
rear-end accident are set out below.
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Whiplash
This type of injury happens when the car is
thrust forward in a rear-end accident. Your body
stays in the same position and likely becomes
rigid. Due to the cars movement and your bodys
tense nature, you experience whiplash. Your neck
may ache, along with other muscles in your body.
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Broken Bones
Depending on the severity of the rear-end
collision, a passenger can end up breaking a bone
or two. No matter where the passenger is sitting
in the car, there are plenty of areas in which
bones can come into contact with parts of the
vehicle, causing the bones to fracture or break.
This is one reason why people are encouraged to
not become too tense during an accident.
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Wrist Injuries
You may not break a bone during an accident, but
you can still fracture or tear a ligament. The
wrist is one common place in the body that
frequently becomes injured in rear-end crashes.
It is particularly common for drivers, whose
hands may be on the steering wheel at the time of
the collision. If your body is jolted forward,
you may sprain your wrists. As a passenger, you
may naturally reach out to your hands to stop
your body from moving causing a fractured wrist.
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Knee Injuries
Your knees are susceptible to damage in a
rear-end collision. They may be pushed forward
into the cars dashboard causing a strain. To
help prevent this from happening, make sure your
seat is at the right distance away from the dash
while driving or riding in the car.
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Concussion
If you happen to hit your head during a rear-end
accident, you may sustain a concussion. This can
occur if you hit your forehead on the dashboard
or window, or if you simply experience enough
whiplash that you head is jolted too much.
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If you think you may have experienced one or more
of these injuries during a rear-end car accident
in the past, contact a Philadelphia car accident
attorney Daniel S. Doyle at Dan Doyle Law Group.
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