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You don’t always feel your injuries immediately after a collision. Adrenaline and endorphins can mask your pain up to 48 hours after the crash has occurred. Feeling sore after a car accident, no matter how minor, is the most common symptom people experience. The reason for this soreness is due to microscopic injuries to soft…

Although drinking and driving rates have decreased over the past decade, too many people are injured or killed due to reckless drivers who choose to get behind the wheel while impaired. The best defense against a drunk, impaired, distracted, or speeding driver is to drive defensively and wear a seatbelt. However, even the most cautious…

It is bad enough to suffer personal injuries caused by a car accident. Damage to your vehicle can also become a pain if you do not know what to do or how to do it. If your car was damaged in a wreck, it is our hope this information will help educate you about your…

Car accidents are one of the most common reasons for knee pain and injuries. To determine if a knee injury is serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room or hospital depends on several factors: How much pain you’re in How unstable the joint is (the knee buckles when trying to stand) How…

Failure to yield is ranked as one of the top reasons for auto accidents each year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, failure to yield is the fourth-leading cause of fatal crashes for drivers in the U.S. A failure to yield accident happens when a driver fails to give a pedestrian or vehicle…

Concussions can be categorized under five main subtypes: headache/migraine, vestibular, cognitive, ocular-motor, and anxiety/mood. Each may also be accompanied by two associated conditions (cervical strain and sleep disturbance). Someone who has suffered a concussion can have one or more types of concussions and experience multiple symptoms. Watch out for symptoms of a concussion (also known…

Any time an officer is called to the scene of a wreck, they fill out an auto accident report. This report will contain important information about your crash that can help when you file a claim for financial compensation. You should get a copy as soon as it is available. One of the simplest ways…

You may have heard the phrase during a TV drama as a nurse or paramedic rushes to save someone’s life: “They’re going into shock.” What is shock and why is it such a life-threatening condition? After a major car accident, victims who suffer from traumatic injuries may experience insufficient blood flow throughout the body. This…

Airbags are one of the primary ways car manufacturers keep drivers and riders safe in case of a car accident. According to the NHTSA, front airbags reduce injury and death in automobile accidents by up to 41 percent. When combined with a passenger wearing a seatbelt, the risk of death is reduced by 61 percent,…