What Pedestrian Accident Victims Need to Understand about Traumatic Brain Injuries
Pedestrians have absolutely no protection from injury when they are struck by a motor vehicle. The severe force of a vehicle’s impact often causes unsuspecting pedestrians crossing the street or in parking lots to be thrown to the ground, which can easily result in traumatic head injuries. While head injuries can be caused by a direct impact to the head from the vehicle or the ground, the brain also can be damaged when the head is violently thrust forward and backward by the impact of the vehicle, without direct physical contact.
Head trauma caused by a serious auto accident can result in several different forms of debilitating brain injuries. Pedestrians are especially vulnerable to suffering traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). TBIs can cause pedestrian accident victims to suffer both physical and mental impairment. Depending on the type and severity of a TBI, injured pedestrians might experience impaired cognitive functioning, recall, concentration, mobility, sensory perception, judgment, and more. Since TBI injuries can have permanent, debilitating effects and can mean massive medical bills that can be incurred over a pedestrian’s lifetime, you should speak to an experienced pedestrian accident lawyer to understand your legal rights, and how to go about preserving the value of your claim. We have provided an overview of some types of TBIs that pedestrians might experience when they are hit by a car:
- Brain Penetration Injuries: These horrific injuries occur when an object punctures the skull and impales the soft tissue of the brain. When an object penetrates the brain, the consequences can result in severe disability and even wrongful death.
- Concussion Injuries: While concussions constitute the most common type of TBI experienced in a motor vehicle accident, these injuries tend to be more severe when the injury victim is a pedestrian. Even if you or your loved one does not believe that a TBI is serious, concussions justify prompt medical attention because they can lead to coma, permanent cognitive impairment, and even loss of life.
- Brain Contusion: A contusion is a brain bruise caused by bleeding of the brain. When a pedestrian’s head makes direct contact with a vehicle or the cement, the injury victim can suffer a contusion. This kind of brain injury can cause long-term mental impairment, coma, and even wrongful death. Brain contusion injuries also can result in potentially fatal clots that must be surgically corrected.
- Coup Contrecoup Brain Injuries: This kind of injury can be extremely serious because it involves injury to both sides of the brain. Coup Contrecoup brain injuries occur when an object strikes the side of the head, and the other side of the brain immediately opposite the point of contact also becomes injured when the soft gelatinous tissue of the brain strikes the inside of the hard skull. These injuries can mean diminished cognitive functioning, coma, and even wrongful death.
- Diffuse Axonal Brain Injuries: This type of injury occurs when the force of impact causes the head to be viciously rotated or jolted both forward and backward, causing tearing of nerves and other soft tissues of the brain. This type of serious brain injury can cause coma, permanent mental disability, neurochemical irregularities, and even loss of life.
If you or someone you love experiences any type of trauma to the brain in a pedestrian accident, immediate medical attention is absolutely necessary, and can improve the prognosis and prevent further injury, such as that caused by continued bleeding of the brain.
Recovering Damages for Your TBI
When you or your loved one has been injured by a negligent driver in a pedestrian accident, an experienced TBI pedestrian accident lawyer is here for you. Your attorney can review the facts surrounding your injury, discuss your legal rights and what must be done to protect those rights, explain the claims/lawsuit process, and take necessary steps to maximize the value of your claim. A respected accident attorney can take their years’ worth of legal industry experience, and apply it to your specific claim in order to pursue every means of potential compensation available to you .
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