Car Accident Injuries
Injured in a Collision? Get Help from an Experienced Tallahassee Car Accident Lawyer
Car accidents are dangerous. Serious accidents can cause life-altering physical and emotional trauma, and even relatively minor accidents can cause injuries that lead to expensive medical bills and time missed from work. The good news is that accident victims can recover just compensation for their injuries in many cases, and they can hire a Tallahassee car accident lawyer to help them at no out-of-pocket cost.
Our lawyers represent car accident victims who have suffered all types of injuries. If you were injured in a collision, you are minimally entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) compensation (as long as you have this coverage). However, if someone else was at fault in the accident, you could be entitled to far more. Our lawyers can determine who was at fault, and we can calculate the long-term costs of your injuries so that you don’t settle for less than you deserve.
We Handle All Types of Car Accident Injury Claims in Tallahassee
We handle car accident cases involving all types of injuries. This includes (but is not limited to) common injuries such as:
Back and Neck Injuries
Back and neck injuries are extremely common in car accidents. Lower back pain is one of the most common symptoms experienced by car accident victims, and whiplash is a common (and painful) injury as well. The severity of these injuries can vary widely, with car accident victims facing the risk of paralysis and other permanent effects in some cases.
If you are experiencing symptoms from a potential back injury after being involved in a car accident, seek immediate medical care. No matter how slight or insignificant your back injury may be, you are entitled to compensation for your injury. Common back injuries that are often the result of accidents include:
- Herniated Discs
- Spinal Fractures
- Spondylolisthesis: This is a condition that occurs when one of the vertebrae in the spine slips out of place. This dislocated disc may press on the spinal cord, resulting in pain, numbness, weakness, and loss of motor control. This condition occurs most commonly in the legs.
Neck injuries most often result from rear-end collisions and are caused by sudden stretching or twisting due to the sudden impact. They include:
- Cervical dislocation
- Ligament, muscle, and tendon tears and sprains
- Neck fractures
- Whiplash
- Herniated neck discs
Broken and Dislocated Bones
Broken and dislocated bones can occur throughout the body. We regularly represent car accident victims who have suffered fractures and dislocations. While wearing a cast or resetting the bone can be enough in some cases, sometimes surgery will be necessary.
There are 206 bones in your body, some more sturdy, like your femur, and others much more delicate, like the clavicle. A car accident can potentially break any of these bones. Some of the bones typically broken in a car accident include:
- Arm bones
- Wrists bones
- Hand bones
- Backbones
- Skulls
- Chest plates
- Shoulder bones
- Face bones
- Hip bones
- Knee bones
- Leg bones
- Foot bones
- Ankle bones
Remember, you are entitled to compensation for all of your injuries, including minor ones that may heal themselves, like cracked ribs.
Burns
Car accidents also frequently result in burns. Drivers and passengers alike can suffer burns due to fires, friction (including friction from seatbelts), and airbag deployment. Burn injuries also vary widely in terms of their severity, and severe burns can require multiple surgical procedures over an extended period of time.
Concussions
Concussions are the most common form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained in car accidents. While they are on the “mild” end of the spectrum of TBI, concussions can still have serious, long-term, and expensive consequences.
Facial Injuries
Drivers and passengers involved in car accidents regularly suffer facial injuries. These include lacerations and punctures, burns, eye injuries, nose injuries, and jaw fractures (among others).
Internal Injuries
Internal injuries are dangerous because they can have serious complications and they aren’t always immediately apparent. Common internal injuries sustained in car accidents include:
- Bowel and bladder complications
- Collapsed lungs
- Internal bleeding
- Liver and kidney damage
- Stomach and intestinal injuries
Soft Tissue Injuries (Sprains, Strains and Tears)
We also regularly represent car accident victims who have suffered sprains, strains and tears. While these injuries will often (but not always) heal on their own, getting adequate rest is important, and long-term physical therapy and rehabilitation may be necessary.
Some soft tissue injuries are somewhat less severe in terms of long-term negative effects. However, lacerations and severe cuts can result in permanent scarring. Soft tissue injuries include:
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Stress injuries
- Tears
- Cuts and scrapes
- Contusions (bruises)
- Sprains
- Strains
Get a Free Consultation with a Tallahassee Car Accident Lawyer
When dealing with any type of accident-related injury, it is important to speak with a lawyer about your legal rights as soon as possible. Call 800-780-8607 or contact us online to speak with a Tallahassee car accident lawyer 24/7.