Soft Tissues Injuries following a Car Crash
Soft Tissues Injuries following a Car Crash
From previous blogs, it is reiterated how car crashes occur by its contributing factors and its several forms as well as effects per form. Generally, it deals variety of damage from physical injuries such as fractures, internal bleeding and organ damage, broken bones that may lead to amputations, head, neck, spinal cord injuries or traumatic brain injuries (TBI) as well as potential emotional and mental harm to those who have recently experienced it. The inevitible effects of car crash includes as well the potential of high damage to one's financial aspect.
One damage that has given less attention by authorities and by the legal field is soft tissues injuries as they are viewed mostly as a bluff or "strategy" by the victim to milk out and increase the value of his/her claim if provided without proper medical screening and findings. And since it is general knowledge that soft tissues injuries, result sometimes in internal injuries or bleeding which are known for their delayed onset and manifestation of symptoms. Having it left and unchecked following an accident would result in fatal and debilitating complications and insurers only give attention and validate to such when victims happen to experience those complications, unfortunately.
At hospitals, imaging tests doesn't give off satisfying results for lawyers to validate a soft tissue injury and victims would wait for visible manifestation of soft tissue injury and its symptoms as well as doctors' assessment results for them to be fully convinced and it is pretty challenging for the victims' end as they have spent their money over medical services already to prove that they have sustained significant physical internal damage.
If ever one of your family members or closests friend has been involved in a car accident or have developed a condition who have
sustained either minor or significant injuries and even a possible disability because of the at-fault driver that has shown apparent negligence and recklessness and
caused an accident and render the victim to have life-threatening injuries and condition, you can always refer help from a professional experienced injury lawyer to smoothen things out as your hired lawyers can help you decide from their factual and legal advices.
Ryan LLP is an Ohio based injury lawyer that represents victims of personal injury caused by car accidents, medical malpractice due to medical professional's negligence, and even wrongful death against large companies, agencies and even individuals. We have 40 years of experience doing our service in this field and evidently successful with our civil litigations. Call our office now for free legal consultation.
Common Symptoms of Soft Tissue Injuries
Soft tissue injuries occur when muscle ligaments and tendons were happened to be damaged during a violent event such as overexertion or even a car accident. It is in a form of injury, bruising, swelling, and bad function, some of its symptoms are:
- Swelling on the bruise or pain
- Inconsistency on a limb where an injury is located
- Cramping or spasms on affected site
How do you treat Soft Tissue Injuries?
Soft tissue injuries surely scales too, unlike other internal injuries such as traumatic brain injuries, soft tissue injuries have level of severity and each severity has different ways to deal with. Minor to moderate ones are usually treated with R.I.C.E. method, it stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation and immediate telling to your physician about the symptoms and sensation you have felt following the accident you were in as they can give you accurate assessment and how to deal with pain even if it is not severe. For severe soft tissue injuries, even if you didn't know it is severe, it is always recommended to go to your doctor as these type of injuries are likely to develop in to bad complications that lead to permanent disability and even death.