Auto Accident Injury
Treat every car accident injury seriously
Even minor collisions can cause a severe injury. Seemingly small impacts can result in debilitating injuries to the head, neck, and spinal cord. If you or a loved one has suffered an auto accident injury in Charlotte, North Carolina, contact the law offices of Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy LLP. The firm's experienced personal injury attorneys may be able to help you.
While few people like the idea of going to the hospital with a bruise or small ache, the importance of seeing a doctor after a car accident cannot be over-estimated. Medical professionals can detect a serious injury that could otherwise be masked or ignored in the shock of the collision. There are countless examples of people involved in automobile accidents who decline a trip to the emergency room, only to be saddled with huge medical problems—and the bills to pay for them—in the months and years afterwards.
Protecting the rights of clients suffering from a car accident injury in Charlotte
Some people walk away from car collisions unscathed. Others may find their lives changed forever in an instant. The personal injury lawyers at Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy LLP have successfully represented many clients who may otherwise have not received fair compensation for their injuries and other expenses. The firm's experienced, skilled, knowledgable auto injury lawyers can get you the compensation you need to pay medical bills, recoup lost and future wages, and get the treatment you need to regain your health and fitness.
Serious automobile accident injuries include:
- Cervical strain. Neck injuries are a common Charlotte auto accident injury. Called whiplash, or hyper-extension of the neck, cervical strain is often caused by a low speed rear-end collision. The force of impact whips the head forward and back. Because of the low speed, symptoms of whiplash may not be noticed until days, or months, after an accident. Affecting ligaments, muscle, and sometimes the spinal cord, symptoms of cervical strain may persist for months, even years, and include a stiff, painful neck, dizziness, blurred vision, clouded thinking, and headaches.
- Spinal cord injury. Damage to the spinal cord may be extremely serious. Caused by the torsion of impact, damage to the spinal column and surrounding tissues often results in loss of sensory and motor ability, or paralysis. Spinal cord injury, or the disability caused by the bruising, tearing or compression of the spinal cord, is often permanent. Neck and spinal injuries are more often experienced when an automobile is struck with force from the rear.
- Brain injury. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a too-common, severe, car accident injury in Charlotte. As with spinal cord injury, damage to the brain is always serious and sometimes permanent. Blunt force, such as the head hitting a steering wheel, or the traumatic snapping back and forth of the head during an automobile accident, can cause a closed head injury. Symptoms of TBI include impaired cognitive or physical function, seizures, speech impairment, fatigue, double vision, depression, and anxiety.
- Broken bones. The crushing, twisting action of impact with a hard surface in a serious auto accident can fracture bones throughout the body. Accompanied by swelling, bruising, and severe pain, fractures require immediate medical attention and possibly surgery depending on the complexity of the fracture.
