Seattle Blunt Force Trauma Lawyers

What are the different types of blunt force trauma injuries?

Most of the types of blunt force trauma an accident victim can suffer are similar to those motor vehicle accident victims may suffer:

• Chest injuries: According to the National Institute of Health. chest injuries include thoracic cage injuries (rib injuries), a flail chest, pleura-related injuries (respiratory injuries), and pulmonary injuries that affect an accident victim’s ability to breathe. Life-threatening conditions that may require immediate treatment include “airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, flail chest, pericardial tamponade.”
• Traumatic brain injuries: Victims who hit their head against a dashboard in a car accident, fall to the ground while on the property of another, are struck on the head at a construction site, suffer cerebral palsy or other injuries due to a lack of oxygen and blood to the brain during delivery, or suffer head injuries due to improper medical care or other reasons, may suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBIs can cause long-term physical pain, emotional trauma, memory difficulties, and the loss of cognitive function. TBIs include contusions, concussions, hematomas, hemorrhaging, and secondary brain injuries as the brain moves back and forth.
• Pregnancy complications: A pregnant woman with a TBI should be examined to determine what complications such as placental abruption can affect both the mother and the fetus.
• Fractures: Slip and falls, vehicle accidents, and other accidents can cause broken bones that don’t penetrate the skin. Surgery may be required to properly repair or move the bone. Even when the broken bones heal, some accident victims live with chronic arthritis and a lack of complete movement and a loss of function of the bones or joints.
• Internal organ damage: Osmosis states that the organs that can be damaged due to blunt force trauma include the spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, diaphragm, and the large and small intestines. Organ damage can result in hemorrhaging, circulatory failure, organ failure, and death.
• Spinal cord injuries: Victims who are thrown about a car, tossed from their motorcycle, fall on their back, or injure their spinal cord due to other types of accidents may develop paralysis, herniated discs, spasticity, bowel and bladder difficulties, breathing difficulties, and other injuries. Moderate and severe spinal cord injuries can require a lifetime of medical care and cause a lifetime of physical and emotional pain.
• Internal bleeding: If a blood vessel ruptures, internal bleeding can occur. Internal bleeding can be fatal if not treated in time.

Blunt force trauma can also cause severe bruises, blood clots, aneurysms, shock, and changes in blood pressure.

The diagnostic tests may include X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasound, blood tests, and urine tests to help look inside your body to analyze your blunt force trauma.

The treatments for blunt force trauma vary depending on the location of the injury, the severity of the injury, and many other factors. Our Seattle blunt force trauma lawyers work with your doctors (and our network of medical professionals when necessary) to determine what treatments you’ll need and how your life will be different and harder because of your trauma. The treatments may include blood transfusions, surgery, medications, rehabilitative therapy, and other treatments.