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Collisions and Injuries
Car crash can be separated into three parts: vehicle impact, body impact, organ impact. Car crash starts with car hitting another car or an object, this is the vehicle impact. Damage to the windshield, steering wheel dashboard, is usually when body impact happens. This causes damage to skull, pelvis, sternum (bone in between the ribs in front of the heart), knees, etc. At the same time as body impact, organ impact happens, like brain, heart, intestine, spleen etc hitting against body structures (bones). This causes bruising, inner bleeding, worst case, fracturing of bones. Windshield impact causes damage such as TBI, soft tissue neck injuries, flail chest, larynx tracheal injuries, facial bone fractures, broken nose, etc. Impact against the dashboard usually causes, knee injuries, femur, hip or pelvis injuries, head face injuries and cervical spine/neck injuries. T-bone crashes or lateral impact crash happen to the side of the passenger or the driver’s side and will cause doors, windows, arm rests to intrude into the occupant’s space, causing injuries. These crashes usually cause cervical spine injury, chest, pelvis, abdomen general area to the side of the crash. Rear-end crashes usually happen when the car is stationary and is hit from behind. The injuries are caused from the occupant touching the interior of the car, caused by the torso and seat launching forward then back. They cause lower/mid back injuries and wrist injuries (from holding onto the steering wheel). Car crashes can be avoided if people follow proper road rules. If you were in a car accident, it is highly recommended to consult a specialized lawyer in taking care of car crashes and that kind of stuff.
Interesting Facts About Collisions 1. Each day an estimated 135,000,000 cars are on the roads in the U.S and Canada 2. 40 percent of all fatal accidents involve alcohol
3. The majority of car accidents occur within 3 km of the driver’s home
4. Each year approximately 15 pedestrian students are killed by school buses—most often these accidents occur after school is out
5. Vehicle rollovers are the most deadly type of car accidents
6. According to various research, men actually cause twice as many accidents as women
7. Teens are at a much higher risk of being injured or killed in car accidents. Each year 300,000 are injured and 5,000 are killed on average
8. When you talk on a cell phone while driving you are increasing your chance of being in an accident by 400 percent
9. Statistics show that car accidents that involve injury occur every 14 seconds and every 12 minutes a car accident will be fatal.
Why Are Teens More Prone to Car Accidents?
Teen drivers have the highest fatal crash risk of any age group. Per kilometre travelled, they have the highest involvement rates in all types of crashes, from those involving only property damage to those that are fatal. The problem is worst among 17-18 year-olds, who have the most limited driving experience that often results in risk-taking behind the wheel. Compared with crashes of older drivers, those of teenagers more often involve driver error. Excessive speed is a factor in higher crash rates among 17-18 year-old drivers as well. More fatal crashes of teenage drivers involve only the teen's vehicle. Typically, these involve high speed and/or driver error. Fatal crashes among teens are more likely to occur when other teenagers are in the car. The risk increases with every additional passenger. Although driving under the influence is a problem among drivers of all ages, it's acute for younger drivers who have less experience with driving to begin with, and also drinking. Night driving is a high-risk activity for beginners. Per kilometre driven, the crash rate for teenagers driving at night with passengers is 4 to 5 times more likely than teenagers who drive alone during the day. Additionally, teenagers generally are less likely to use safety belts than adults.
