5 OF THE MOST COMMON TRUCK ACCIDENT INJURIES
A lot of people have an imminent fear of driving alongside large trucks when they’re on the road — and for a valid reason.
Its crushing weight is enough to render a person fatally injured, worse dead. Fortunately, the statistical data published by Forbes Magazine demonstrates that most truck accidents only result in property damages. However, it would be wrong to take this issue lightly. In 2020 alone, there were over 101,000 trucking crashes that resulted in a fatal truck accident injury.
And as COVID-19 restrictions eased the following year, the figures on large truck accidents only got worse, increasing by 26% from 2020 to 2021. If we were to zoom further out and compare the 2021 figures to the ones ten years prior, we find out that there’s a concerning 49% increase in fatal truck accidents.
Although there are definitely systemic issues at play that contribute to the worsening traffic conditions over the years, this does not absolve anyone from the individual responsibility of making sure that they are driving safely. Not just for themselves, but for others around them as well. Otherwise, they run into the risk of getting someone injured.
There are multiple trucking injuries that people can get in the event of an accident. In this blog, we will go over five of the most common ones. By the end, we hope to instill in you a sense of urgency of promoting road safety so as to better care not only ourselves, but the unsuspecting pedestrian, the passenger, the careful driver, and many more.
1. Traumatic Brain Injury
One common injury that most get in a truck accident is a brain injury, especially for trucking accident victims who are bearing the brunt of it at its worst. For the fortunate few, they may only incur a mild TBI or a concussion. But it’s not uncommon for TBI victims to get a moderate or severe TBI, which may require aggressive treatment from medical professionals.
After a trucking accident, TBI patients have been reported to exhibit erratic changes in their behaviors as well as extreme emotional volatility. If you or someone you know are exhibiting these traits, seek medical attention immediately.
2. Spinal Cord Injury
It’s not uncommon for a lot of trucking victims to get a spinal cord injury as well. In severe cases, they may not have access to certain parts of their body since the crushing weight of the truck has severed their spine. For instance, if your spine is severed from the neck down, then you would not be able to move your hands and legs.
While the physical effects of a spinal cord injury are apparent, getting a spine injury may cause a sleuth of mental health issues. For one, SCI victims are prone to depression and anxiety due to the chronic pain they may feel as well as the grief of having “lost” the life they once knew.
3. Soft Tissue Injury
If you’re lucky, you may only get a soft tissue injury — which is extremely common for most accidents, even more so for those that involve large trucks. An injury in your soft tissues may look like muscle strains, ligament sprains, tendon injuries and bruising in your skin.
Whatever the case may be, you usually won’t need aggressive medical intervention to recover from a soft tissue injury. You may however need to use the R.I.C.E. method — rest, ice, compress, elevate.
4. Fractures
It’s also not uncommon for truck accident victims to incur a fracture or broken bones. There are several types of fractures that one could get. It’s important that you know which one you have so you know how best to treat it. You could get a simple fracture, compound fracture, or a comminuted fracture.
- Simple Fractures: A simple fracture is a type of fracture where the damage is solely found on the bone and not on its surrounding tissue.
- Compound Fractures: Compound fractures are a type of fracture where the bone penetrates through the skin, which requires immediate medical attention.
- Comminuted Fractures: Comminuted fractures are the type of fracture in which the bones shatter into fragments, which may most likely require surgery to repair.
5. Burns and Laceration
While not widely talked about, it’s common for truck accident victims to incur burns and lacerations. There are instances in which the car could literally burn up from the impact. Adding onto the little scrapes and cuts one may get from glass debris, truck accident victims may end up in critical condition from these two things and will most likely need aggressive medical intervention in order to be treated adequately.
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Truck accidents could result in life-altering injuries and wrongful deaths, and if you have ever been involved in one, you need a truck accident lawyer to help you get the justice and compensation you deserve. And not just any personal injury lawyer. You need the best. You need Omega Law Group.
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