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A Look at Common Car Accident Injuries
A car accident in Annapolis can cause many kinds of injuries , depending on the level of impact and circumstances of the collision. An injury can take hours or even days to exhibit any symptoms, so it is important to consult with a doctor even if you do not initially feel any pain. If you do not seek medical care after car crashes, you could lose your right to seek compensation for your injury. Continue reading to learn more about common car accident injuries, including whiplash, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. 
Whiplash
Whiplash is one of the most common car accident injuries. Whiplash is a soft tissue injury to the neck area that results when the head snaps quickly forward and back in a whip like motion. Whiplash frequently occurs after car crashes involving a rear end collision. Most people recover from whiplash symptoms after a few months with proper medical care. However, this injury can be very serious, resulting in a lifetime of pain, neck stiffness, headaches, and sleeplessness.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury is a general term for any brain damaged caused by a sudden, violent jolt to the head. In car accidents, TBIs range from moderate to severe. Concussion is a moderate TBI that results in symptoms like blurred vision, confusion, nausea or vomiting, headache, sensitivity to light or noise, behavioral changes, and memory loss. Severe TBIs is defined as a brain injury that causes loss of consciousness for over 6 hours. These severe injuries can result in chronic pain, paralysis, major mood shifts, sleep disorders, seizures, and hearing or vision loss.
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury is another very serious car accident injury. A spinal cord injury involves damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function, mobility, or feeling. Spinal cord injuries often cause permanent loss of sensation and functioning on all points of the body located below where the injury occurred. Common symptoms include paralysis, numbness, shortness of breath, stiff musc
