St. Louis Truck Accident Attorney
Missouri Truck Accident Injuries
Because of the size, weight and limited maneuverability of a big rig/semi/tractor trailer/18 wheeler, these large trucks can inflict a tremendous amount of damage when they impact smaller, lighter vehicles. The lack of bumpers on the side and back of the trucks can also add to the damage and injury resultant from the accident.
There are several extremely serious injuries that you can suffer when your vehicle is involved in a crash with an 80,000 pound truck. Traumatic brain injuries and spine injuries are two of the most common types of injuries that you can suffer in a truck accident. These can affect your mobility, memory, ability to function normally and various other bodily functions and necessary activities.
Traumatic Brain Injury (also known as head injury or TBI) results when an object impacts the head and injures the brain either through a severe enough impact or by actually entering the skull and the brain. A violent enough hit can create quite a bit of damage to the brain which in turn affects the entire body.
If you have suffered a severe head injury, you might experience some of the following:
- Numbness
- Loss of memory
- Loss of motor control
- Headaches
- Vision changes
- Dizziness
- Confusion
- Mood swings
- Sleep changes (fatigue or insomnia)
- Trouble concentrating
- Nausea
- Seizures
- Weakness in the extremities
- Speech problems
Spine Injuries can be very serious and can result in varying stages of paralysis. Often in a truck accident, the supportive vertebrae surrounding the various nerves and other soft tissues can be broken, fractured, compressed or the spinal cord itself can even be severed. Depending upon the severity of your accident, you could recover fully or you could experience lifetime paralysis.
The spinal cord is very sensitive and is a nerve conduit for the entire body. If the surrounding protective bones break or penetrate the delicate spinal cord, it could result in lasting malfunctions or difficulties in many different areas of your body such as your heart, lungs or kidneys.
Traumatic brain injuries and severe spine injuries can be devastatingly life-changing. If you have experienced a TBI in a truck accident, you have a legal right to seek compensation for your injuries. A Missouri truck accident injury attorney at Page Cagle can offer you the experienced legal assistance and representation that you need to enhance your chances of a positive outcome in your personal injury case.
Contact a St. Louis Truck Accident Attorney at Page Cagle to discuss your injury case today!