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What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

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Being involved in an accident can be a truly traumatizing experience, even if you are lucky enough to walk away without any major bodily injuries. While a bone fracture or a burn...
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What Are the Risks of Persistent Headache After an Accident?

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Motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, occupational accidents, assaults, and falls may result in concussions, a type of head injury that causes bruising of the brain. Concussions are also known as...
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What Are the Risks of Nerve Damage?

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Nerve damage, or peripheral neuropathy, affects 2.4% of people worldwide and carries a number of long-term risks, including burns, falls, foot wounds, infection, sepsis, and amputation if left untreated. Early...
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What Are the Most Common Spinal Injuries From Accidents?

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The spine is central in the human body’s structure, and unfortunately, it is highly vulnerable to the violent force of an accident. And when a person injures their spine, it...
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What Are the Psychological Effects of a Serious Vehicle Accident?

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Survivors of serious motor vehicle accidents often suffer from psychological damage, particularly if a crash was especially violent or a death was involved. Drivers, passengers, and even witnesses can develop...
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What Are the Risks From a Kidney Injury?

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Trauma to the back, flank, or abdomen due to an accident or assault can cause serious injury to the kidneys. These types of injuries require medical intervention and potentially lead...
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What Are the Risks From Liver Damage in an Accident?

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An organ is a self-contained body part that performs a specific vital function. By definition, then, damage to your liver, your largest internal organ, will likely involve significant, long-lasting effects....
a woman sitting on her couch wearing a neck brace because of a whiplash injury

What Are the Risks From Whiplash Injuries?

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Whiplash is a soft tissue injury to the neck most often caused by motor vehicle accidents. While most patients recover within weeks or months, some accident victims suffer long-lasting effects...
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What are the risks of black mold?

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Black mold is a type of toxic mold that can cause a number of respiratory complications and allergic reactions in people in close contact with it. Although many types of...
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What Are the Risks From a Broken Lower Back Injury?

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Lumbar fractures are most often an indicator of disease or the result of high-velocity trauma. Car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and falls from great heights contribute to 150,000 spinal fractures each...

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