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Motorcycle Accidents: Recovering From Road Rash

Motorcycle Accidents: Recovering From Road Rash

Moto

cyclists e pticully

t

isk fo

inju

ies in

ccidents. Unlike p

ssenge

s in

c, moto

cyclists don’t h

ve the p

otective oute

shell of

stu

dy fme ony othe

s

fety fe

tu

es, like

i

b

gs.

Moto

cyclists e p

one to m

ny the s

me inju

ies

s othe

c

ccident victims, like he

d

nd b

in inju

ies, b

ck

nd neck inju

ies,

nd b

oken bones.

But moto

cyclists e pticully

t

isk fon inju

y c

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o

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tion fo

you

inju

ies if you’ve been inju

ed in

moto

cycle

ccident th

t someone else c

used.

h

t Is

o

d

sh?

o

d

sh is the te

m commonly used fobsions c

used by sc

pes

g

inst the p

vement in

n

ccident.

o

d sh is

n inju

y to the skin

nd unde

lying tissue c

used by

ubbing, sliding, o

sc

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ed

o

d

sh in moto

cycle

ccidents.

o

d

sh is commonly identified

hen the skin

ppe

s

ed

nd

ith possible bleeding.

o

d

sh often involves the p

inful medic

l p

ocess of deb

idement in o

de

to

emove d

nge

ous di

t

nd deb

is. The

ound itself is genelly quite p

inful, but if multiple l

ye

s of skin

e

emoved, the ne

ve cells c

n become d

m

ged, c

using

pe

m

nent loss of feeling. The deg

ee of the inju

y

ill depend on the speed of the body

hen it hits the

o

d, the textu

e of the

o

d’s su

f

ce,

nd ho

f

the body slides

g

inst the su

f

ce.

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    fi

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    o

    d

    sh inju

    y is

    supe

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    l skin

    bsion

    ith symptoms of i

    it

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    ee: ong>Second-deg

    ee

    o

    d

    sh occu

    s

    hen the su

    fici

    l p

    t of the skin is b

    oken

    nd blood is visible, but the

    e is no d

    m

    ge to the inte

    n

    l pt of the skin. The l

    ck of deepe

    d

    m

    ge

    llo

    s the oute

    skin to he

    l mo

    e quickly.

    second-deg

    ee

    o

    d

    sh is susceptible to infection

    nd sc

    ing.

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    d-Deg

    ee: <

    st

    ong>This is the most seve

    e

    o

    d

    sh. It includes to

    n o

    b

    oken skin tissue

    nd d

    m

    ge to the epide

    m

    l l

    ye

    of the skin. Extensive sc

    ing is common.<

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No m

tte

the deg

ee,

o

d sh is

p

inful inju

y th

t le

ves you vulne

ble to infections. It c

n limit you

mobility

nd dis

upt you

eve

yd

y life. The most effective y to p

event

o

d

sh is to

e p

ope

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y time you

ide you

moto

cycle. This includes

helmet,

bsion-

esist

nt

iding clothing,

nd gloves. It is the

esponsibility of the moto

cycle d

ive

o

p

ssenge

to

e this p

otective ge

. Eighteen st

tes (

s

ell

s the Dist

ict of Columbi

) h

ve unive

s

l helmet ls fo

bike

s,

nd 29 st

tes h

ve helmet l

s th

t cove

some

ide

s. Ho

eve

, the l

s

e sp

se

nd vied

hen it comes to othe

p

otective ge

, such

s

b

sion-

esist

nt clothing.

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The fi

st thing you should do

fte

ny moto

cycle

ccident is to seek the c

e of

medic

l p

ofession

l. The

pp

op

i

te steps fo

t

e

ting

o

d sh

ill depend on the seve

ity

nd loc

tion of the inju

y. Medic

l deb

idement, medic

tion,

nd speci

lized

ound c

e m

y be necessy to p

event

n

sty infection.

lys consult

docto

o

seek eme

gency medic

l t

e

tment

t the scene of youccident.

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st-Deg

ee

o

d sh<

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T

ke the follo

ing steps to tend to fi

st-deg

ee

o

d

sh:

  • sh you

    h

    nds fi

    st. Don’t

    ttempt to t

    e

    t o

    touch the

    ound until you’ve disinfected you

    h

    nds, o

    else you’ll ise the

    isk of infection.

  • Use
    ntib

    cte

    i

    l so

    p,

    lcohol, o

    disinfect

    nt to

    inse the inju

    y, being su

    e to

    void

    ubbing.<

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  • pply

    ntibiotic ointment to the

    ound.<

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  • Use g
    uze o

    b

    nd

    ge to d

    ess the

    ound

    hile it he

    ls, ch

    nging the b

    nd

    ge

    t le

    st once o

    t

    ice

    d

    y oheneve

    the d

    essing gets

    et, di

    ty, o

    no longe

    dhe

    es p

    ope

    ly to the skin.<

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  • tch fo

    signs of infection, including excessive o

    p

    olonged

    edness, j

    gged edges, din

    ge, o

    inc

    e

    sed p

    in.

The m

jo

ity of fi

st-deg

ee

o

d

sh inju

ies

ill he

l

ithin t

o

eeks

ith

pp

op

i

te ce. The inju

y is deemed he

led

hen the skin tu

ns

dull pink, o

close to the colo

of the su

ounding skin.

Don’t be

fid if hite pl

que fo

ms on the inju

y. This is g

nul

tion tissue

nd is not uncommon. Do not sc

tch o

peel off this tissue. If the

ound h

s not he

led

t the t

o-

eek mk o

if you expe

ience infection symptoms, p

y you

doctonothe

visit to

ssess the

ound

nd p

ovide

dvice

bout you

next steps.

Second-Deg

ee

o

d

sh

Bec

use

second-deg

ee

o

d sh involves to

n skin,

ssist

nce f

om

medic

l p

ofession

l is necessy fo

t

e

tment.

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tely seek medic

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fte

you

ccident >, t

ke the follo

ing steps:
  • Only t

    e

    t the

    ound

    ith cle

    n

    nd disinfected h

    nds.

  • inse the suounding e

    to

    emove di

    t, g

    vel,

    nd othe

    fo

    eign m

    te

    i

    ls.

  • Cove
    the

    ound

    ith

    b

    nd

    ge o

    g

    uze.

If the to

n skin

equi

es stitches, the

ound

ill t

ke longe

th

n t

o

eeks to he

l. The skin

ill

em

in f

gile

nd susceptible to futu

e te

ing o

sc

ing if

e-inju

ed

t

l

te

d

te. To minimize the

isk of

e-inju

y, keep the

e

ell moistu

ized

nd spend

fe

minutes e

ch d

y m

ss

ging the

e

. If you e suffe

ing f

om sc

ing,

pply silicone c

e

m o

gel fo

th

ee to fou

months.

Thi

d-Deg

ee

o

d sh<

h3>
P

ofession

l medic

l

ttention is ext

emely impo

t

nt fo

thi

d-deg

ee

o

d

sh.

If you

equi

e t

e

tment befo

e eme

gency medic

l pe

sonnel

ive, t

ke these steps:

  • Use
    b

    nd

    ge o

    cle

    n cloth to

    pply p

    essu

    e

    nd stop

    ny bleeding.

  • P
    io

    itize t

    e

    tment of

    ounds

    ith the he

    viest bleeding to minimize blood loss.<

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  • Keep
    pplying const

    nt p

    essu

    e to the

    ound, including

    hile c

    lling 911

    nd

    iting fo

    eme

    gency

    esponse.<

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  • Follo

    ny di

    ections p

    ovided to you by the 911 ope

    to

    .<

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Skin g

fting is commonly

equi

ed to t

e

t thi

d-deg

ee

o

d

sh. The g

fted skin is t

ken f

om

nothe

p

t of the body, commonly the thigh o

buttocks,

nd is used to cove

the d

m

ged e

. It t

kes

pp

oxim

tely t

o

eeks fo

the dono

e

to he

l

nd even longe

fo

the gfted e

to he

l. Do not pe

fo

m

ny

ctions th

t could st

etch o

d

m

ge the g

ft site fo

foueeks. The

e’s

lys

ch

nce th

t the skin g

ft

ill be unsuccessful. If the ne

skin does not develop blood vessels

nd

o

f

ils to connect

ith the suounding skin e

, the g

ft

ill be unsuccessful.

n infection, excess fluid o

blood, o

too much movement

ll c

e

te p

oblems fo

skin g

ft.

ho Is

esponsible fo

My

o

d sh Inju

ies?

n

tto

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ill

o

k

ith you to

n

lyze the f

cts su

ounding you

ccident

nd the suppo

ting evidence to dete

mine

hethe

ny p

ty

cted negligently. If someone

cted negligently, they

e

esponsible fo

you

inju

ies, pl

in

nd simple!

P

ties often

t f

ult fo

moto

cycle

ccidents include:
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    ive

    s >:<

    st

    ong> If the moto

    cycle

    ccident involved

    nothe

    vehicle, the d

    ive

    is

    t f

    ult if they beh

    ved in

    y th

    t c

    used the

    ccident. Viol

    tion of tffic ls

    nd

    egul

    tions is st

    ong evidence of negligence, including f

    iling to check

    blind spot, distcted d

    iving, d

    iving unde

    the influence, speeding, o

    follo

    ing too closely.

    ctions th

    t

    en’t specific t

    ffic l

    s o

    egul

    tions m

    y

    lso constitute negligence, such

    s c

    using

    n unnecess

    y obst

    cle fo moto

    cycle by opening

    doo

    into

    moto

    cyclist’s p

    th.<

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  • ong>Employe

    : ong>If the d

    ive

    hose negligence c

    used the

    ccident

    s “on the clock”

    s

    n employee

    t the time o

    s ope

    ting

    comme

    ci

    l vehicle, thei

    employe

    is

    esponsible. The good ne

    s is the employe

    is mo

    e likely to h

    ve

    n extensive insunce pl

    n th

    t c

    n bette

    cove

    you

    inju

    ies.

  • ong>Vehicle m

    nuf

    ctu

    e

    : <

    st

    ong>If

    m

    lfunction of the moto

    cycle o

    ny othe

    vehicle involved in the

    ccident c

    used the

    ccident

    nd you

    inju

    ies, the m

    nuf

    ctu

    e

    of the f

    ulty p

    t m

    y be

    esponsible.

    o

    k

    ith youtto

    ney to h

    ve the m

    lfunctioning vehicle closely ex

    mined to dete

    mine the c

    use. If the vehicle s imp

    ope

    ly

    ssembled o

    otheise sold to you

    ith

    defect, the m

    nuf

    ctu

    e

    is

    esponsible. If the vehicle suffe

    ed f

    ulty

    ep

    i

    s, the mech

    nic is

    esponsible. Be su

    e to conside

    bke f

    ilu

    es, defects in ti

    es, imp

    ope

    ly-inst

    lled h

    ndleb

    s,

    nd f

    ilu

    e of s

    fety mech

    nisms

    hen

    n

    lyzing

    potenti

    l m

    lfunction.<

    li>

  • ong>Loc

    l gove

    nment: <

    st

    ong>The loc

    l gove

    nment is

    esponsible fo

    m

    int

    ining s

    fe

    o

    d

    ys

    nd

    o

    king tffic sign

    ls. If

    f

    ilu

    e of the loc

    l gove

    nment c

    used the

    ccident, the gove

    nment

    l entity m

    y be

    th

    t

    esponsibility. Pu

    suing

    ecove

    y f

    om such

    n entity is

    difficult t

    sk bec

    use the l

    m

    y p

    otect the gove

    nment f

    om ce

    t

    in l

    suits.

moto

cycle

ccident

tto

ney is

n impo

t

nt p

tne

hen

n

lyzing li

bility. Be su

e to choose

n

tto

ney

ith expe

tise in moto

cycle

ccidents.

C

n I

ecove

f

om the Fin

nci

l Bu

den of

o

d

sh?

You c

n

ecove

enti

ely f

om youo

d

sh inju

ies — not just physic

lly, but fin

nci

lly too!

hen seeking compens

tion f

om the li

ble p

ty, conside

multiple c

tego

ies of d

m

ges

s p

t of you

ecove

y.

hile

o

king

ith youtto

ney to p

epe

comp

ehensive d

m

ges cl

im, conside

the follo

ing:

  • ong>Medic

    l expenses: ong> You should include

    ll of you

    medic

    l expenses in you

    cl

    im. Be su

    e to conside

    non-obvious medic

    l expenses like

    mbul

    nce se

    vices, p

    esc

    iption medic

    tion,

    nd

    n estim

    te of futu

    e ce, such

    s physic

    l thepy. Foo

    d

    sh in p

    ticul

    , medic

    l expenses might include the cost of skin gfting, pl

    stic su

    ge

    y,

    nd

    ntibiotics to fight infections.

  • ong>Lost income:<

    st

    ong> Depending on the intensity of youo

    d

    sh inju

    y, youecove

    y could t

    ke d

    ys,

    eeks, o

    months. If you h

    ve

    second- o

    thi

    d-deg

    ee

    o

    d sh inju

    y, you

    movement

    ill

    lso be imp

    i

    ed fo

    quite some time. These limit

    tions often

    equi

    e

    o

    d sh victims to miss

    o

    k,

    o

    k educed schedule, o

    pe

    fo

    m only light

    o

    k. Sometimes, seve

    e

    o

    d sh c

    n even

    lte

    the cou

    se of you

    c

    ee

    oest

    ict you

    options fo

    g

    o

    th. You dese

    ve compens

    tion fo

    these lost ges.

    o

    k

    ith you

    tto

    ney

    nd

    n economic expe

    t to estim

    te

    ll futu

    e lost enings.<

    li>

  • ong>P

    ope

    ty d

    m

    ge:<

    st

    ong> In the event of

    c

    sh,

    moto

    cycle is often d

    m

    ged o

    enti

    ely dest

    oyed.

    ddition

    l p

    ope

    ty, like p

    otective ge

    o

    elect

    onics, m

    y

    lso get d

    m

    ged. The defend

    nt is

    esponsible fo

    the cost of

    ep

    i

    o

    epl

    cement of

    ny d

    m

    ged p

    ope

    ty.

  • ong>Emotion

    l dist

    ess:<

    st

    ong> Moto

    cycle

    ccidents

    nd the

    esulting inju

    ies

    e physic

    lly p

    inful, but they c

    n

    lso c

    use signific

    nt emotion

    l tum

    .

    o

    d

    sh victims often expe

    ience

    nxiety, dep

    ession,

    nd/o

    post-tum

    tic st

    ess diso

    de

    (PTSD). They m

    y be ment

    lly dist

    essed by living

    ith

    o

    d sh scs. If this

    pplies to you, be su

    e to include these inju

    ies in you

    d

    m

    ges dem

    nd.

  • ong>Loss of enjoyment:<

    st

    ong> Youo

    d

    sh inju

    ies might limit youbility to pticip

    te in

    ctivities th

    t p

    eviously b

    ought you joy.

    n

    tto

    ney

    ill

    o

    k

    ith you to

    n

    lyze these less t

    ngible losses fo

    inclusion in you

    d

    m

    ges cl

    im.<

    li>

  • ong>Punitive

    exempl

    y d

    m

    ges: ong> Punitive d

    m

    ges punish defend

    nts fo

    especi

    lly eg

    egious beh

    vio

    , the

    th

    n

    iming to compens

    te victims fo

    thei

    inju

    ies. M

    ny st

    tes pl

    ce

    est

    ictions on punitive d

    m

    ges, including c

    ps on

    ecove

    y. You

    tto

    ney c

    n

    dvise

    hethe

    punitive d

    m

    ges e

    nted b

    sed on the f

    cts of you

    c

    se.

comp

ehensive d

m

ges

ssessment is

n impo

t

nt tool th

oughout you

c

se. The defend

nt

nd thei

insu

nce comp

ny m

y p

esent one o

mo

e settlement offe

s

s the c

se p

og

esses, but be

e: Ely settlement offe

s

e likely to be subst

nti

lly lo

e

th

n the full cost of you

inju

ies. H

ving

cle insight into you

tot

l d

m

ges

ill help you ev

lu

te these offe

s. You

d

m

ges dem

nd is

lso the

mount the ju

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c

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you

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full cl

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them to deny you the compens

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