Types of Injuries

e often

eceive questions

bout diffe

ent types of inju

ies

nd inju

y c

ses. Tod

y,

e’ll delve into some of the most common inju

ies

nd the most f

equent o

igins of pe

son

l inju

y cl

ims.

Diffe

ent Types of Inju

ies

The

e e m

ny

ys someone c

n sust

in

n inju

y,

nd even t

o people involved in the s

me

ccident m

y end up

ith subst

nti

lly diffe

ent physic

l d

m

ge.

Belo

,

e cove

th

ee of the most common types of inju

ies people sust

in in

ccidents. You m

y be su

p

ised to find th

t

ll of them c

n nge f

om mild to seve

e—

nd you should

lso

emembe

th

t even “mild” inju

ies c

n

nd do necessit

te t

e

tment. P

ompt medic

l c

e is

lys the top p

io

ity. You should nevevoid getting t

e

tment o

leg

l help bec

use of the deg

ee of you

inju

ies. Don’t simply t

y to “b

ush it off”

nd move on. If you h

ve been hu

t in

n

ccident, it’s impo

t

nt to p

otect youights

nd pu

sue justice.

qu

lified <

h

ef="https:

/c

inju

yvictims.com

“>pe

son

l inju

y lye

> c

n help you

ith this p

ocess.

Soft-Tissue Inju

ies<

h2>
Soft-tissue inju

ies e

ny inju

ies th

t imp

ct ou

soft tissue.

e h

ve soft tissue th

oughout ou

bodies. These tissues connect, suppo

t,

nd su

ound othe

st

uctu

es (like o

g

ns

nd bones) to help us su

vive. M

ny diffe

ent

ctivities

nd

ccidents c

n c

use

soft-tissue inju

y,

nd

hile some

e conside

ed “mino

,” even those m

y le

ve l

sting imp

cts on people’s he

lth

nd

ellbeing. The

e

e<

h

ef=”https://

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g/he

lth

conditions-

nd-dise

ses/softtissue-inju

ies"

el=”nofollo

"> six cl

sses of soft-tissue inju

y<>:

• -level=”1″>B
  uises<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Spins<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Tendonitis<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Bu

  sitis

• i
  -level="1">St

  ess inju

  ies<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Stins<

  li>

B

uises<

h3>
B

uises usu

lly occu

due to blunt fo

ce to soft tissue. Usu

lly, someone

ith b

uising

ill expe

ience p

in, s

elling,

nd loc

lized discolotion ne the inju

y.

Sp

ins

Sp

ins

e p

ti

l tes to lig

ments. Oftentimes,

t

isting motion is enough to c

use

sp

in. The

nkles, <

h

ef="https:

/c

inju

yvictims.com

knee-inju

ies-c

used-by-c

–

ccident

“>knees >,

nd

ists

e the most commonly sp

ined

e

s of the body.

Tendonitis<

h3>
Tendonitis

efe

s to the infl

mm

tion of

tendon. Tendons connect muscles to bones. Most inst

nces of tendonitis

e due to ove

use

nd

epetitive motion.

Bu

sitis

Bu

s

s

e fluid-filled s

cs. They c

e

te

cushion bet

een bones

nd muscles (o

tendons).

hen the bu

s

becomes infl

med, it is kno

n

s bu

sitis. Bu

sitis is simil to tendonitis in th

t most c

ses of bu

sitis

e due to ove

use. Di

ect t

um

to

joint m

y

lso c

use bu

sitis.

St

ess Fctu

es

St

ess fctu

es

e sm

ll ccks in bones. They most commonly occu

in

eight-being bones (like those in the legs) due to const

nt use. St

ess fctu

es do h

ppen due to tum

, too, but mo

e intense tum

gene

lly co

el

tes to lgend mo

e seve

e b

e

ks.

Stins<

h3>
St

ins

e inju

ies th

t occu

to muscles o

tendons. Fo

ce

nd st

etching c

n both c

use stins. In some c

ses,

stin m

y te

muscle

nd

equi

e su

gic

l t

e

tment.

Dent

l Inju

ies

M

ny people ove

look the imp

ct th

t d

m

ge to the mouth c

n h

ve on you

d

y-to-d

y life. Dent

l inju

ies e ve

y common in m

ny

ccidents, but they don’t

lys

eceive the compens

tion th

t they dese

ve. Dent

l inju

ies e ve

y common in

uto

ccidents

nd slip

nd f

ll

ccidents. Child

en e

t p

ticul

isk of dent

l inju

ies

s they often f

ll stight onto thei

f

ces.

Ex

mples of Dent

l Inju

ies

M

ny inst

nces of he

d tum

qu

lify

s dent

l inju

ies. Fo

ex

mple:

• i
  -level="1">Chipped teeth<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Teeth knocked out (

  vulsed teeth)

• i
  -level="1">Dislodged teeth<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">

  oot f

  ctu

  es<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">B

  oken j

M

ny dent

l inju

ies p

event

victim f

om e

ting o

t

lking p

ope

ly. Not only c

n they t

ke

se

ious toll on confidence

nd pe

son

l

ellbeing, but they c

n

ctively hm you

he

lth.

Expensive Dent

l Inju

ies

fte

n

ccident<

h3>
The

e’s something else

bout dent

l inju

ies you need to kno

: these inju

ies tend to be expensive to t

e

t

nd

ep

i

. M

ny of these inju

ies

equi

e long-te

m ce

nd t

e

tment. In some c

ses, people m

y need customized equipment o

speci

lized se

vices just to use thei

mouths

g

in. Most dent

l

ep

i

is ve

y p

icey; the

e e m

ny costs

ssoci

ted

ith the p

ocess of t

e

ting dent

l inju

ies.

B

in Inju

ies<

h2>
<

h

ef=”https://c

inju

yvictims.comh

t-

e-common-b

in-inju

ies

“>B

in inju

ies<> c

n t

ke m

ny diffe

ent fo

ms. Gene

lly, they

e segmented into fou

types:

• -level=”1″>Concussions: Concussions occu

  hen the b

  in is sh

  ken in the he

  d.

  pe

  son does not need to be st

  uck on the he

  d to suffe

  concussion.

• i
  -level="1">Contusions: Contusions e inju

  ies th

  t c

  use loc

  lized bleeding in the bin. Sometimes blood clots fo

  m

  t o

  ne

  the contusion site. This c

  n le

  d to de

  th.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Penettion inju

  ies: Penet

  tive inju

  ies occuhen

  n object ente

  s the skull o

  b

  in. These m

  ny c

  use long-te

  m imp

  cts

  nd even de

  th.

• i
  -level="1">Diffuse

  xon

  l inju

  ies: These inju

  ies e c

  used by seve

  e sh

  king o

  ot

  tion

  l fo

  ce

  nd c

  n c

  use te

  s in the b

  in th

  t m

  y le

  d to pe

  m

  nent bin d

  m

  ge.<

  li>

B

in Inju

y Outcomes<

h3>
The outcome of

bin inju

y is he

vily dependent on

lot of f

cto

s. It’s

lmost impossible to p

edict<

h

ef=”https://

.bi

mi.o

gp-content

uplo

ds

2018/05/living-

.

dults-mode

te-to-seve

e.pdf"> ho

someone

ill (oon’t) he

l f

om

b

in inju

y<>. Diffe

ent

spects of

n inju

y ch

nge ho

it might imp

ct

pe

son ove

time. P

e-Inju

y F

cto

s

• -level=”1″>H
  s the pe

  son expe

  ienced

  b

  in inju

  y in the p

  st?

• i
  -level="1">

  h

  t is the pe

  son’s he

  lth like?<

  li>

Inju

y F

cto

s

• -level=”1″>Ho
  seve

  e is the inju

  y?<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Ho

  did the inju

  y h

  ppen?

• i
  -level="1">

  h

  t is the loc

  tion of the inju

  y?<

  li>

Post-Inju

y F

cto

s

• -level=”1″>Ho
  long does it t

  ke to

  ecove

  ?

• i
  -level="1">Is the

  e

  good continuum of ce? Does the su

  vivo

  eceive follo

  -up

  nd

  eh

  bilit

  tive ce?<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">

  h

  t suppo

  t

  nd envi

  onment does the su

  vivo

  h

  ve

  hile they he

  l?<

  li>

Elect

ocution, Bu

ns,

nd D

o

ning<

h2>
In some inst

nces,

n

ccident m

y le

d to othe

kinds of inju

ies like elect

ocution o

bu

ns. Even d

o

ning c

n occu

in ce

t

in ci

cumst

nces. These events

e t

um

tic

nd c

n h

ve

l

sting imp

ct on someone’s physic

l

nd ment

l

ellbeing. The extent of inju

ies like these helps info

m the ide

l t

e

tment pl

n. If, fo

ex

mple, someone’s body is cove

ed in bu

ns, they

ill need to spend time in the hospit

l. Someone

ho expe

iences pti

l d

o

ning o

less seve

e bu

ns m

y not be

dvised to st

y in the hospit

l fo

long-te

m t

e

tment.

The Th

ee Most Common Types of Inju

y C

ses

uto

ccident Inju

ies<

h3>
The te

m “

uto

ccident inju

ies”

efe

s to

ide v

iety of potenti

l inju

ies

nd

ccident ci

cumst

nces. M

ny c

ccidents involve moto

cycles, t

ucks, buses, pedest

i

ns, bicyclists,

nd othe

p

ties. This often le

ves the pe

son (o

people) in the sm

llest vehicle

t the most

isk,

s they

e

e the most vulneble. Lots of diffe

ent things c

n c

use

n

uto

ccident—

nd lots of diffe

ent inju

ies c

n

esult. <

h

ef=”https://c

inju

yvictims.com

dist

cted-d

iving-negligence-

nd-the-inju

ies-th

t-

esult

“>Dist

cted d

iving<>, d

iving unde

the influence,

nd uns

fe

o

d conditions e

ll

isk f

cto

s fo

c

ccidents. Bu

ns, b

oken bones,

nd t

um

tic bin inju

ies

e ve

y common

fte

these cshes.

Slip

nd F

ll Inju

ies

Slip

nd f

ll inju

ies c

n occu

on p

iv

te o

public p

ope

ty. Usu

lly, c

ses

e mo

e successful if the p

ope

ty s unexpectedly o

un

e

son

bly d

nge

ous. <

h

ef="https:

/c

inju

yvictims.com

top-4-most-common-c

uses-of-f

ll-inju

ies

“>Slip

nd f

ll inju

ies c

n h

ppen

ny

he

e >. They e especi

lly common in p

king lots,

est

u

nts, g

oce

y sto

es,

nd othe

comme

ci

l buildings. D

nge

ous conditions p

esent on

p

ope

ty like this c

n c

use

n inju

y. Some ex

mples include:

• i
  -level="1">Slippe

  y

  lk

  ys

• i
  -level="1">Defective public sidelks (elev

  ted lips, d

  nge

  ous cu

  bs, potholes, etc.)<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Spilled liquids in sto

  es

ongful De

th<

h3>

ongful de

th cl

ims conce

n the de

th of someone due to

nothe

pe

son’s negligence oecklessness. If you h

ve lost

loved one bec

use of someone else’s

ecklessness o

negligence, you m

y be eligible to

o

k

ith

n

tto

ney to b

ing

ongful de

th c

se on thei

beh

lf. ongful de

th c

ses

llo

living f

mily membe

s to pu

sue justice fo

thei

dece

sed loved ones

fte

f

t

l

ccidents

nd inju

ies.

P

otecting Youecove

y

ften Inju

y

See

Docto

The most impo

t

nt step you c

n t

ke to p

otect you

he

lth

fte

n inju

y is to seek medic

l

ttention

s soon

s possible. In m

ny c

ses, this m

y involve eme

gency medic

l help o

time spent in the hospit

l. The

e e nume

ous ci

cumst

nces

hen this is not the c

se, though.

You should visit

docto

if you’

e inju

ed—even if you didn’t

eceive help on-scene ofted in

hospit

l.

ddition

lly, it’s impo

t

nt to note th

t you should

lso visit you

p

imy ce physici

n

ften inju

y—even if you

e

e t

e

ted on-scene o

in

hospit

l. This

ill help keep you

docto

up-to-d

te on you

condition. It

ill

lso

llo

you

docto

to ex

mine you fo

del

yed signs of inju

y.

You should

lso pu

sue

ddition

l t

e

tment if it is suggested to you. Not only

ill this benefit you

physic

l

ellbeing, but it

ill

lso benefit

ny potenti

l leg

l c

se you decide to b

ing in the futu

e. Timely

nd

pp

op

i

te t

e

tment genelly tnsl

tes to highe

c

se v

lues

nd e

sie

c

ses, bec

use the complete extent of inju

ies is bette

unde

stood.

Document Eve

ything

F

om the

ccident itself to you

medic

l c

e, t

y to keep det

iled

eco

ds of eve

ything

el

ted to you

inju

ies. T

ke pictu

es, s

ve fo

ms,

nd collect othe

evidence th

t helps sho

h

t h

ppened to you

nd

h

t you did

fte

d. This

ill help p

int

cle pictu

e of the

ccident

nd you

inju

ies.

Be C

utious of Insunce Comp

nies

Insu

nce

djuste

s

ill likely t

y to cont

ct you to push

settlement

fte

you’ve been inju

ed.

hile

s

ift

esolution

nd money in you

pocket m

y sound nice,

emembe

: thei

go

l is to p

y you

s little

s possible fo

you

ccident.

You don’t need to be

ude to insunce

gents, but you shouldn’t

g

ee to eve

ything they offe

eithe

.

e

ecommend ptne

ing

ith

n

tto

ney

ho c

n help you unde

st

nd you

ights (

nd you

t

ue c

se v

lue) befo

e you spe

k to

nyone f

om

n insu

nce comp

ny.

ecove

ing D

m

ges

fte

n Inju

y<

h2>
One of the most common questions th

t people h

ve

bout

ny type of inju

y occident involves compens

tion

fte

the event. Nobody c

n tell you

hich d

m

ges you

ill

eceive

ith ce

t

inty, but sevel d

m

ges e st

nd

d in these c

ses. Someone

ho h

s expe

ienced

n inju

y due to

nothe

pe

son’s negligence oecklessness m

y

ecove

compens

tion fo

d

m

ges such

s:

• -level=”1″>Medic
  l bills: P

  st, cu

  ent,

  nd even p

  ojected medic

  l bills m

  y

  ll be eligible fo

  compens

  tion.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Lost ges: M

  ny inju

  ies c

  use people to miss time f

  om

  o

  k. If someone loses ges

  fte

  n

  ccident, they m

  y pu

  sue d

  m

  ges fo

  lost

  ges.

• i
  -level="1">Diminished ening potenti

  l: Sometimes lost

  ges only begin to cove

  the toll of

  n inju

  y. If someone’s

  bility to e

  n money is pe

  m

  nently diminished bec

  use of thei

  inju

  ies, they could be eligible fo

  specific compens

  tion to

  ccount fo

  lost ening potenti

  l.

• i
  -level="1">P

  in

  nd suffe

  ing: The

  e e plenty of diffe

  ent inju

  ies th

  t

  e likely to c

  use p

  in

  nd suffe

  ing; p

  in

  nd suffe

  ing d

  m

  ges e me

  nt to help

  ccount fo

  some of the physic

  l expe

  ience of getting hu

  t.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Ment

  l

  nguish: Ment

  l

  nguish d

  m

  ges e simil to p

  in

  nd suffe

  ing d

  m

  ges; this fo

  m of compens

  tion is intended to help offset the emotion

  l

  nd ment

  l imp

  ct th

  t

  n inju

  y m

  y h

  ve.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Loss of enjoyment of life: You

  inju

  ies m

  y p

  event you f

  om doing

  ctivities you once enjoyed. Nobody dese

  ves to lose thei

  enjoyment of life due to

  n inju

  y, but

  hen it h

  ppens, the

  e

  e specific d

  m

  ges th

  t m

  y be

  v

  il

  ble to help

  ccount fo

  this.<

  li>

• i
  -level="1">Sc

  ing, disfigu

  ement: Some inju

  ies c

  use sc

  ing o

  disfigu

  ement; the

  e is

  ddition

  l compens

  tion th

  t m

  y be

  v

  il

  ble to you if you h

  ve suffe

  ed eithe

  of these

  fte

  you

  ccident.

• i
  -level="1">Dis

  bility: T

  um

  tic inju

  ies c

  n

  nd do le

  d to dis

  bility. If you h

  ve been dis

  bled by

  n inju

  y (o

  inju

  ies), you c

  n

  o

  k to pu

  sue d

  m

  ges to help offset the costs

  nd the emotion

  l imp

  ct of the dis

  bility.