A
low impact auto accident is generally defined as an incident that takes
place at speeds less than 10 miles per hour (mph). This type of
collision usually causes the least amount of damage to the vehicles
involved. Body injuries can result from any accident and that includes
ones that occur with vehicles going less than 10 mph. Soft tissue
injuries are the most common problem for those involved in a low impact
accident.
A motor vehicle accident that takes place at speeds
between under 10 mph often brings about little visible damage to the
cars involved. Sometimes due to the fact that minimal damage was done to
vehicle the injuries to the people in the vehicles are overlooked. This
does not mean that bodily injury did not occur to the passengers during
the crash.
While
an automobile is built to take a slow 5 to 10 mph crash that is not
necessarily true for your body. In a low impact accident a person’s soft
tissue can be damaged.The back and neck are the usual problem spots for
soft tissue injuries. Soft tissue is basically a person’s ligaments,
tendons and muscles. Soft tissue injuries are typically classified as
contusions or bruises, sprains or strains.
A
contusion is an injury to the soft tissue caused by blunt force. This
force produces pooling of blood around the injury causing discoloring of
the skin. This is commonly is referred to as a bruise. Bruising can be
found in different shapes and colors.
A
sprain is an injury to a ligament often brought about by a wrench or
twist. A sprain can be a simple sprain, a partial tear or a complete
tear. This can happen to various parts of a person’s body during an
accident. It is not uncommon for a person to twist in their seat as a
vehicle strikes theirs during the incident.
A
strain is an injury to the muscle or tendon caused by overuse, force or
stretching. The force of the car crash can push on a person’s soft
tissue or cause parts to stretch in an abnormal way.Muscles and tendons
support your bones. A strain may cause a partial or complete tear in the
muscle and tendon combination.
The
neck of a car occupant can whip forward causing the most common rear
impact injury known as whiplash. General Motors (GM) did a study
regarding crashes at speeds below eight mph. GM found, to no surprise,
that injuries do occur at such low speeds. The study also showed that
whiplash injuries account for more than half of all injuries connected
to vehicular accidents.
Although
these types of injuries are characteristically classified as minor
nearly 30 percent of those hurt in low speed collisions have reported
having neck pain up to three years later. This injury is likely to be
worse in those that experienced a rear end collision. Depending on the
age of the person this injury could cause a permanent disability.
A
motor vehicle can take the force of a low speed collision without
showing much damage due to the advances car manufacturers have made in
the construction of their vehicles. When a collision does occur the
force of the accident pushes inertia somewhere and once the automobile
has taken part of that energy away the occupants take the rest. These
forces are what can cause people bodily harm even in a crash of below 10
mph.Soft tissue injuries can occur to those involved in a low speed
impact and though these injuries might be hard to see they exist.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Soft Tissue Injuries From A Low Impact Auto Accident
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