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How Virginia Traffic Accidents Lead to Serious Head and Neck Injuries

Anyone who is able to walk away from a serious motor vehicle accident in Virginia without a head or neck injury should consider themselves lucky. Unfortunately, many car crashes in the Commonwealth not only result in serious personal injuries, but even death. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, in 2010 there were 61,418 people injured in crashes throughout the state, mostly involving two motor vehicles. However, drivers and passengers were not the only ones injured in car wrecks. There were also 1,585 pedestrians injured as a result of motor vehicle collisions.

Traffic accidents are the most common cause of head and neck injuries. Head injuries include any type of trauma to the head that leads to injuries of the scalp, skull or brain. These injuries range from minor bumps and bruises to serious brain injuries and include:

The most common form of neck injury is whiplash. It is usually caused by being rear-ended. Whiplash includes neck pain, limited neck and head movement, and possible brain and spinal cord injuries.

Each of these injuries can cause symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, lack of concentration, loss of memory, loss of motor skills, ringing in the ears, bleeding, seizures, blurred vision, and anxiety. Each of these symptoms should be taken seriously from the start. It is common for a victim of a motor vehicle wreck to feel fine initially but then develop complications days, weeks or months later. Headaches, for example, usually begin hours or days after a car accident and can potentially last a lifetime.

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident in Virginia, contact an experienced Norfolk car accident lawyer for immediate assistance. Even if you believe that your head or neck injuries are not a concern, these injuries may worsen over time.

Attorney Michael Weisberg has been representing clients involved in motor vehicle collisions and winning cases in southeastern Virginia for over forty years. Call him toll free at (800) 690-0235 and order a copy of his free book, What You Need to Know About Getting a Fair and Reasonable Settlement. Call now to speak with a Norfolk car accident attorney before it's too late.




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