North Hollywood Car Accident Brain Injury Lawyers
Car Accident Brain Injury
Car accidents can wreak havoc on the fragile and complex characteristics of the brain. We will now look at different kinds of accidents and the different kinds of damage they can do:
Whiplash Events and other Closed Head Injuries
In whiplash events, the brain behaves physically like a gelatinous fluid. Brain tissue can be stretched, causing problems like diffuse axonal damage. The brain can also slam (or ricochet) against the inside of the skull from an impact or whiplash event.
Open Head Injuries
With sufficient force, striking a window, the dashboard, or steering wheel for instance, the skull can be cracked open. A fracture simultaneously does different kinds of damage to the brain. Bone shards can be driven deep into neural tissue, severing synopses. Exposure of brain tissue to the outside air can lead to the oxidation of certain neurochemicals and create risk for infection. Hemorrhaging and bleeding can cause swelling of the brain and lead to severe loss of function.
Toxicity Injuries
The acute inhalation of certain chemicals created by car accidents -- such as carbon monoxide, gasoline fumes, and burning organic chemicals -- can destroy brain tissue, cause hemorrhaging, and lead to other kinds of brain damage.
Psychologically Induced Damage
The horrors of a car accident can actually physically change the brain itself. A traumatic event can profoundly impact thinking, memory, emotional stability, and cognition for years, if not decades, afterwards.
Factors that can influence the severity of car accident brain injury include:
- Duration between the injury and the application of treatment
- Type of injury (e.g. crush, acute focal injury, open head vs. closed head, etc)
- General well being and disposition of injury victim
- Quality of care administered
- Influence of other injuries or health complications
If you or a family member has suffered car accident brain injury, you may be entitled to significant compensation from liable parties. To build an effective case, however, you may need proactive advice from San Fernando Valley brain injury lawyers who've dealt with similar matters before. You can trust the Mandell Law Firm in Northridge, California for straight talk. Call 818-886-6600 to connect with us for a free consultation today.