Car accidents can result in serious injury to those involved. From brain injuries to soft tissue injuries, car accident victims can find themselves facing a long road to recovery. Some injuries are recognizable quickly after an accident and result in immediate emergency care. Other injuries can take days and even weeks to become fully apparent. One symptom that should not be overlooked, however, is dizziness. Dizziness after a car accident can signify serious injury and if left untreated it could even escalate into a life-threatening condition. If you or a loved one experience dizziness after having been involved in an accident, it’s important to seek medical attention as soon as possible, and to then contact an Arvada car accident attorney for legal advice.
The most frequent cause of dizziness after a car accident is due to neck damage. Your spinal cord contains nerves that tell your brain where your body is located. When you close your eyes or are in the dark, these nerves help keep your body balanced. When your neck or spinal cord is damaged, those nerves can be destroyed or compromised, leading to dizziness or vertigo. Spinal cord damage could be mild, such as muscle strain, or it could be more severe, such as a herniated disc or spinal cord fracture.
Another cause of dizziness after a car accident is associated with violent movement of the head and neck. When the head is whipped around during a car accident, tiny inner ear calcium crystals can become dislodged from their normal locations. These crystals help your brain determine the position of your head and when they are compromised, severe vertigo can occur. If the dizziness you experience occurs more often when you move your head and neck around, it may be indicative of paroxysmal positional vertigo and a physician can help maneuver the crystals back into their normal position.
Sometimes the cause of dizziness is more severe and stems from a brain injury. If your head struck the steering wheel or was whipped around violently in the collision, you could have sustained a traumatic brain injury. Symptoms of a brain injury often include dizziness and confusion. As such, if you experience these symptoms it is important to seek emergency medical treatment immediately.
Sometimes dizziness is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the neck. This can cause restricted blood flow to the brain and often starts as a pain in the back of the head that worsens over time. If you experience this symptom and dizziness, it is important to seek medical help quickly as this is a very serious condition.
If you have suffered dizziness or injury after a car accident, we can help. Our Arvada car accident lawyers know how serious accident injuries can be and we fight aggressively to ensure that all our clients have the money they need to recover. At Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., our committed personal injury lawyers are dedicated to the belief that everyone deserves justice. Contact us at (303) 423-1770 or (866) 385-3505.
At Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., we are honored to help accident victims in their time of need, and take our responsibility as personal injury lawyers incredibly seriously. We know how important it is for victims to secure the full and fair compensation they need following a serious accident, and that is why we take a hands-on, personalized approach to every case we handle.
awarded to a woman who was a victim of a car crash. The woman was driving the highway when the other driver approaching from the opposite direction lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and hit her head on. She suffered multiple broken bones, including her hip, pelvis, leg, and right arm. She missed several years of work as a result of her injuries. Read More
awarded to a woman who was the victim of a t-bone car crash. The client suffered multiple injuries. The most significant of which was a head injury. While she was ultimately able to return to work on a part-time basis, Plaintiff was never able to return to work on a full-time basis. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who suffered a head injury. She slipped and fell in a slanted parking lot at her place of employment. Evidence demonstrated that the owner of the building had constructed a fence shading the parking lot such that ice was allowed to continuously accumulate during the winter months. Multiple people had fallen on the ice prior to the client’s fall. As a result of her injuries, Plaintiff was forced to take early retirement. Read More
awarded to a man whose vehicle was hit from behind by a semi. The injured party suffered back pain and rotator cuff tears in each shoulder and was forced to retire from his job doing road repair four years earlier. Read More
settlement (policy limits) awarded to a young man who lost his eye when another child shot an arrow into the air. Read More
settlement obtained for a man who was injured in a rear end automobile accident. He suffered a herniated disc in his low back which was not well resolved by surgery forcing him to leave his employment as an apartment maintenance manager. Read More
awarded to a gentleman in association with a workman’s compensation case. He initially sustained a head injury at work when attacked by a patient. Several years later, his condition worsened resulting in his inability to return to work in his usual job. Read More
settlement achieved in a legal malpractice case. The client initially suffered a herniated disc in her neck in association with an automobile accident. The attorney failed to file the lawsuit in a timely manner and the Plaintiff was initially denied her ability to achieve any monies from the original lawsuit. Read More
settlement awarded to a man who was a victim of an automobile accident. Plaintiff was a passenger who was rear-ended by another driver. Following the accident, he suffered a long term back injury. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who aggravated a pre-existing back condition when she slipped and fell at the entrance to a casino. Read More
awarded to a woman who suffered a rotator cuff tear from an automobile accident. Read More