Some serious injuries are immediately identified after a car accident, like broken bones, burns, or lacerations. However, soft-tissue injuries are sometimes overlooked or minimized after a car accident. In some cases, the symptoms may be mild or unnoticed immediately after the accident, but as inflammation builds up and adrenaline subsides, the symptoms worsen and...
Car insurance companies reach out to potential policy buyers with comforting commercials and compassionate tones; however, they are private businesses with profits as their motives. To protect those profits, their bottom line depends on minimizing the compensation they pay out on claims—or denying those claims completely. After a car accident, you may expect a...
Like most states, Connecticut requires drivers to carry car insurance to cover property damage and injury costs if an accident occurs. To legally drive in Connecticut, motorists must carry coverage that meets the minimum requirements. Drivers may also choose additional optional coverage for added protection. In the event of an accident, an uninsured motorist...
The trauma of a car accident causes a rush of adrenaline, the body’s way of giving a traumatized person the strength to help themselves and others through a serious situation. Adrenaline also temporarily masks pain, sometimes causing accident victims to avoid going to the hospital after an accident. But what happens when symptoms appear...
The brain is the control center for the body and the center of our thought processes, mood, and personality. It’s also a highly sensitive organ containing millions of delicate nerve cells responsible for conveying messages back and forth down the spinal cord to the body. Despite the cushioning layer of fluid and protective bony...
Contusions are injuries that occur when damaged tissue leaks blood below the surface of the skin. A contusion is the medical term for a bruise. These common injuries range from a child’s bruised knee to deep-tissue contusions on muscles and organs with serious pain, impacts on mobility, and the potential for more serious harm...
When a motorist is rolling along in traffic or exiting a parking lot at low speed, they don’t anticipate suffering an injury the type of minor fender-bender that happens in a collision with another vehicle or obstacle at slow speed. But what if a stiff neck, back, shoulder, or limb after a low-impact car...
The aftermath of a serious car accident is overwhelming. Car accident victims deal with painful and frightening injuries, uncomfortable medical procedures, and lengthy recovery times as well as significant emotional trauma from the terrifying crash. Sadly, the distress often continues long after the accident when an injury victim encounters the complexities of the insurance...
The aftermath of a car accident is an overwhelming time, especially if you or a loved one suffered serious injuries. Often, the financial impacts of the accident take a back seat to an accident victim’s more immediate concerns—treating their injuries and getting back on their feet. Once the medical bills begin piling up at...
We typically think of careless or reckless drivers when it comes to determining fault and liability in car accidents, but what about when an accident occurs not due to a negligent driver but because a hazard existed in a roadway and caused a crash? Car accidents caused by defective roads, unaddressed roadway hazards, and...
