Atlanta Whiplash Car Accident Claims
Whiplash can be one of the most debilitating injuries in an auto accident. These injuries may require months of rest and physical therapy to treat. Every year, approximately 1 million people suffer whiplash injury. Many of these injuries are from rear-ender auto accidents.
Simply put, whiplash injuries occur because of trauma to the head, neck and spine. These injuries typically occur during a rear-ender accident, when a vehicle is struck from behind by another vehicle. In a situation like this, the person may be thrown ahead from impact, and this results in a sudden and violent snapping backward and forward of the neck. This snapping causes extreme trauma to the neck, back and spine muscles.
Symptoms of whiplash injury may include headaches, shoulder pain, arm pain, neck pain, fatigue, dizziness, soreness in the neck, tenderness, and ringing in the ears. These are some of the most common injuries in accidents. However, whiplash injury may also be some of the most difficult to prove. That's because there are no visible external signs of injury or wounds. In many cases, there may not even be any swelling in the neck area.
Pain resulting from a whiplash injury may last for just a few hours or days, to weeks. These injuries can actually worsen, and therefore, it's important that you get emergency medical attention as soon as you notice pain or any of the other symptoms of whiplash injury after an accident. It's important to seek medical attention immediately when you see any external signs of injury.
Even when the pain disappears on its own after a few hours, it's still important to seek medical advice, because the effects of the injury can reappear a few weeks or months later in the form of headaches and dizziness.
Robert Fleming is an Atlanta car accident attorney, helping injured victims of car accidents in Atlanta and around Georgia recover the rightful compensation they deserve.
