Chest Injuries After a Car Accident
Chest injuries from seatbelts, steering wheels, and airbag deployment in car accidents can be life-threatening. Our attorneys fight for full compensation.
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Chest injuries are among the most common serious injuries in car accidents. The seatbelt, while life-saving, can cause rib fractures, sternum fractures, and soft-tissue contusions when it restrains the body during a high-force impact. Airbag deployment — while preventing head and facial trauma — delivers a high-speed pressure wave to the chest. Steering wheel contact in crashes where airbags do not deploy can cause traumatic cardiac contusion, pneumothorax (collapsed lung), and aortic tears. These injuries may not be immediately apparent — a crack in the aorta, for example, can be temporarily contained before becoming life-threatening. Any chest pain, difficulty breathing, or bruising across the sternum after a crash requires immediate emergency evaluation.
Compensation for Your Injuries
- All past and future medical expenses including surgery and rehabilitation
- Lost wages and loss of earning capacity
- Pain and suffering and mental anguish
- Physical impairment and disfigurement
- Life-care costs if injury requires ongoing treatment
Two-Year Statute of Limitations (§16.003): File within two years or lose your right to sue. Comparative Fault (§33.001): Recover as long as you are not more than 50% at fault. No fee unless we win.
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