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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause chronic headaches, visual impairment, memory impairment, difficulty concentrating, depression, irritability, or even changes to one’s personality and ability to speak. Spinal cord injury can cause paralysis, loss of sensation in the affected body parts, and sometimes even the loss of bladder and bowel control. Both of these devastating injuries are usually preventable since the main causes of them are motor vehicle accidents, accidental falls, and violent assaults. Dr. Brian Hoefflinger, a neurosurgeon who has worked in hospital trauma centers, devotes much of his social media activity to warning the public about dangerous activities that increase the risk of TBI and spinal cord injury and advising them on how to avoid these dangerous situations. If you are suffering from the physical and financial effects of a TBI or spinal cord injury resulting from a traffic accident, contact a Houma car accident lawyer.
Not Wearing a Seatbelt
Seatbelts are more effective at preventing death or catastrophic injury in the event of a car accident than any other vehicle safety feature. Being ejected from the vehicle greatly increases the risk of death, TBI, or spinal cord injury. If you are wearing a seatbelt, you can almost guarantee that you will not be ejected in the event of a collision. Regardless of the speed at which the cars involved were traveling or the angle of the collision, wearing a seatbelt reduces the risk of severe injury.
Alcohol Intoxication
Drunk drivers are more likely to get into accidents than sober ones, but alcohol intoxication increases one’s risk of engaging in any behavior that could lead to a TBI or spinal cord injury. If you are drunk, you are less aware of your surroundings. Therefore, you increase your risk of getting hit by a car while you are walking. You also increase your risk of getting assaulted in a robbery or barroom brawl. The risk of falling down a flight of stairs is also greater when you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Poor Visibility
Many of the accidents that cause TBI or spinal cord injury occur in poorly lit conditions. For example, pedestrian accidents are more likely to occur at night in areas of the road where there are no crosswalks and where street lamps are so widely spaced that they do not illuminate all parts of the road. Poor visibility due to heavy rain is also a risk factor for car accidents that result in catastrophic injuries. Lack of lighting or signage to alert drivers and pedestrians of obstacles or uneven areas that are not easy to see has contributed to some accidents; some of these have resulted in premises liability lawsuits.
Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey About Car Accident Cases
A car accident lawyer can help you if you have suffered a spinal cord injury or TBI after being hit by a car. Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey in Houma, Louisiana, to set up a consultation about your case.
Sources
https://www.newsweek.com/neurosurgeon-reveals-things-absolutely-avoid-working-trauma-1915250
