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mongst the most commonly

epo

ted inju

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ccident victims.

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ies sust

ined du

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nd

epo

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c

ccidents imp

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c

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likely you e to sust

in

chest inju

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ing

c

ccident. St

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te th

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the d

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chest inju

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om

c

ccident. D

ive

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e the le

st likely demogphic to sust

in

chest inju

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p

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t

conce

ning d

ive

chest inju

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ive

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c

ccidents e f mo

e likely to expe

ience chest inju

ies th

n those in non-

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ccidents. M

ny non-

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ct

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idth=”375″ height=”250″ />Chest inju

ies e b

uises to the skin, muscles, o

ibs,

nd they often le

d to p

in

nd s

elling

nd, in some c

ses, m

sk much mo

e insidious inju

ies lu

king bene

th the su

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ce. These inju

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used by blunt fo

ce tum

to the victim’s chest.

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site

nd pu

pling o

b

uising of the skin neby. M

ny victims expe

ience p

in

hile they b

e

the o

t

lk,

nd m

y even

heeze, but these symptoms

en’t

equi

ed fo

di

gnosis. The type of contusion th

t you expe

ience

ill

lso imp

ct you

symptoms

nd the

ecove

y p

ocess. Bone contusions, fo

ex

mple,

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E ong> seve

e th

n skin contusions. Common types of chest inju

y include:

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  f

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  body. M

  ny victims mist

  ke muscle contusions fo

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  hem

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  s

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• Bone contusions
  

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  oken bones.

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  ccident. 

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Common C

uses of Chest Inju

ies

Individu

ls involved in

c

ccident m

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eceive chest contusions in sevel ys. The

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ke up just

h

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uses of inju

ies like these.

hile othe

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t the

oot of

n

ccident, you m

y be su

p

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t you

vehicle’s o

n p

otective systems c

n

lso c

use you

individu

l inju

ies. Just bec

use you

inju

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e

e c

used by objects inside you

vehicle, it does not me

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NY Y

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e un

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ho

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d

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inst you

stee

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heel. Even if you

p

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s f

om

p

opei

b

g deployment, he

ccident th

t

esulted in you

chest contusions s still the

esult of

nothe

p

ty’s negligence

nd potenti

lly illeg

l beh

vio

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nd you still h

ve the

ight to pu

sue d

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t se

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ssenge

s s

fe,

e one of the le

ding c

uses of chest contusions. Nobody

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t thei

vehicle’s s

fety equipment m

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LYS,

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lly designed to tighten

g

inst you

body in the event of

sudden stop. In

n ide

l

o

ld, this

ould only se

ve to keep you s

fe. Se

tbelt’s

bility to tighten once

c bkes c

n help keep

p

ssenge

inside

vehicle

nd sitting in thei

se

t in

n eme

gency.

ithout se

tbelts, countless d

ive

s

ould be ejected f

om thei

vehicles du

ing c

ccidents.

The unfo

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te flipside to se

tbelts lies in the potenti

l d

nge

th

t they pose.

hen

se

tbelt tightens

g

inst you

chest

b

uptly, pticully

g

inst the shee

fo

ce of

vehicle collision, it c

n of cou

se le

d to inju

ies like contusions.

Cont

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c

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n this ong>

CTU

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P P

SSENGE

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lso h

s the potenti

l to le

d to se

ious inju

y. If you’

e stuck in pl

ce

hen you

vehicle’s p

nels fold in, they could begin to c

ush o

othe

ise h

m you

nd le

d to chest contusions, b

oken

ibs, o

even mo

e seve

e inju

ies; mo

e impo

t

ntly, eme

gency

esponde

s m

y h

ve difficulty

emoving you f

om the d

m

ged vehicle!

Deb

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If

c

ccident involves flying deb

is, vehicle p

ssenge

s

isk inju

y c

used by th

t deb

is m

king imp

ct some

he

e on thei

bodies. Countless things could b

e

k, sh

tte

, o

simply be th

o

n f

om thei

typic

l positions du

ing

c

ccident.

Some chest inju

ies e the

esult of sh

tte

ed

indo

gl

ss litelly imp

ling p

ssenge

s in the chest. Othe

s e c

used by belongings flying. So m

ny objects h

ve the potenti

l to c

use h

m du

ing

ccidents th

t listing them

ll is impossible.

Stee

ing

heels

It’s not difficult to im

gine ho stee

ing

heel could c

use se

ious inju

ies o

chest contusions. These lge, solid objects e me

nt to help d

ive

s n

vig

te busy

o

ds, but they c

n c

use se

ious d

m

ge to the hum

n body du

ing

c

ccident. D

ive

s e me

nt to sit b

ck f

om thei

stee

ing

heels

nd le

ve

mple sp

ce in f

ont of them in c

se

c

ccident occu

s. D

ive

s

ho sit too close to thei

stee

ing

heels m

y pl

ce themselves

t g

e

teisk of inju

y du

ing

n

ccident. The imp

ct of

c

ccident c

n send

d

ive

fo

d

nd c

ush thei

bones

g

inst thei

stee

ing

heel. Even d

ive

s

ho sit b

ck f

om thei

stee

ing

heels

isk inju

ies like these.

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b

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nothe

s

fety me

su

e th

t c

n c

use coll

tel d

m

ge is you

vehicle’s

i

b

g system.

i

b

gs

e me

nt to p

otect vehicle p

ssenge

s in the event of

c

ccident, but in the cou

se of doing thei

job

nd s

ving

life, they m

y end up c

using se

ious chest contusions

nd othe

inju

ies.

i

b

gs often p

ove lifes

ving, but they c

n c

use SE

IOUS inju

ious, too.

Chest Inju

y Compens

tion:

eceiving the D

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Chest inju

ies e just like

ny othe

inju

y o

d

m

ge sust

ined du

ing

c

ccident. If you’ve h

d to funnel you

hd-ened money into st

ying on top of medic

l bills,

ep

i

ing you

vehicle,

nd t

ying to st

y

flo

t

s you

ecove

, you should unde

st

nd you

ong>

IGHT ong> to pu

sue compens

tion. You should neve

need to suffe

o

lose out on money o

the enjoyment of you

life due to othe

d

ive

s’ negligence. M

ny chest inju

ies h

ve

deep imp

ct on the

y th

t c

ccident victims eng

ge in

nd enjoy thei

lives. He

ling f

om

chest contusion c

n p

ove to be

n emotion

lly-t

xing

nd p

inful expe

ience. If you o

you

loved one sust

ined

chest contusion du

ing

c

ccident, you

l

e

dy unde

st

nd just ho

deeply inju

ies like this c

n imp

ct

victim’s life. You

contusion m

y t

ke d

ys,

eeks, o

even ong>MONTHS ong> to he

l. The

ecove

y p

ocess is often

ccomp

nied by p

in, emotion

l tu

moil,

nd

loss of

bility to

o

k o

m

ke money

s usu

l.

ll of these f

cto

s c

n begin to meddle

nd spi

l quickly. If you’

e expe

iencing seve

e p

in, you c

n’t

o

k,

nd you’

e st

uggling to emotion

lly cope

ith you

chest contusion,

emembe

th

t ong>THE

E IS HOPE! ong> Those

ho h

ve sust

ined chest inju

y du

ing

c

ccident m

y be leg

lly entitled to compens

tion to mitig

te d

m

ges. Some ex

mples of

ecove

ble d

m

ges include:

• Medic
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  hospit

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  ge

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  eh

  bilit

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  om the scene of you

  c

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  ssoci

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  ith t

  nspo

  t e

  lso

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• Lost
  

  ges to m

  ke up fo

  funds you

  ould otheise h

  ve e

  ned f

  om you

  employe

  du

  ing the time

  fte

  the

  ccident. You must be

  ble to p

  ove th

  t you

  inju

  ies

  e the

  e

  son th

  t you c

  nnot

  o

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• P
  in

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  ccount fo

  the emotion

  l

  nd physic

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  in th

  t you expe

  ience due to you

  chest contusions o

  othe

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  ies. These d

  m

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  cts th

  t the

  ccident h

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• Disfigu
  ement o

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  ses, open the doo

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  the

  d

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  m

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  disfigu

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  s

  esult of you

  c

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  ble to pu

  sue

  pp

  op

  i

  te d

  m

  ges to

  ccount fo

  you

  expe

  ience.

• Dis
  bility<

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  ccident left you un

  ble to

  lk,

  un, o

  move in the s

  me y you

  e

  e

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