Children have a higher risk of injury in an accident than their adult counterparts. When parents do not use child car seats, booster seats or appropriate seat belts for children, their risk increases drastically. While the car seat may protect your child during a...
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Car Accidents
What is microsleeping and why is it risky?
Drivers understand that drowsy driving puts them at significant risk for injury. But what about microsleeping? This problem goes hand-in-hand with drowsy driving, and yet fewer people know about it. Why microsleeping is a problem WebMD discusses microsleeping as a...
Can car crashes cause crush injuries?
Crush injuries happen in any situation where a person's body could end up pinned, run over or otherwise trapped by larger or heavier objects. Thus, while most people associate these injuries with industrial jobs or work in construction, they can happen to anyone. This...
How do traumatic brain injuries happen?
Brain trauma often happens in car accidents when a victim ends up hitting either the car, something inside of it, or even the window. These injuries can vary from mild to severe. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) almost always fall on the severe end of the spectrum. But...
Can lacking sleep put you in danger behind the wheel?
When you hit the road after a sleepless night, you might think it will not do anyone any harm. But did you know that drowsy driving kills a large number of people every year, rivaling even texting and driving incidents? But why is it that lacking sleep can pose such a...
How is texting and driving so dangerous?
Texting and driving serve as one of the most potentially lethal forms of distracted driving currently known. Statistics consistently show that drivers who text end up in more frequent crashes and that these crashes often have a higher rate of severe injury or death....
Authorities seeing more speeding and aggressive driving
Most people understand the connection between frequent and more serious accidents with speeding and other aggressive driving behaviors. Vehicles moving at high rates of speed cut down reaction times for the drivers of all automobiles. Unfortunately, traffic officials...
When do most fatal car accidents take place?
While a fatal car accident may take place at almost any time of day or season, certain times of the day or year seem to play a part in an increase in these fatalities. The National Safety Council notes that many fatal crashes happen on weekends, and a peak in...
Car accidents and severe brain injuries
When thinking about car accident injuries, many people picture broken bones, bruises and muscle sprains. Although those are common injuries, another common one that not many people consider is a brain injury. Brain injuries range in severity. A mild one often results...
How to identify the signs of a traumatic brain injury
If you have ever been the victim of a serious fall or car accident, you may have experienced a concussion or brain injuries. Traumatic brain injuries are rather common to those who have been in an accident. In fact, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
