Common Accident Injuries in San Francisco

In San Francisco, accident injuries occur every day, hour, and minute. Paramedics, doctors and hospitals treat all kinds of physical injuries that result from vehicle accidents, slip and falls, faulty products, and dog bites. Besides the physical injuries, San Francisco accidents can also cause common emotional injury.

Common physical injuries

Typical accidents and types of physical accident injuries in San Francisco include:

• Vehicle accidents - soft tissue injuries, broken bones, bruises, and lacerations are common.
  • Head and neck – whiplash is frequent in rear impact collisions and brain injury is common in side impact collisions.
  • Back and spine – soft tissue or disc damage is not unusual.
  • Internal organs – punctured lungs from broken ribs and torn spleens occur often.
  • Upper and lower limbs – strains, sprains, fractures and rotator cuff tears are common.

• Slip and falls – broken bones, bruises, lacerations, strains and sprains are common results of falls. The body parts involved depend on the type of slip or fall, but often include:
  • Back and spine
  • Head or face
  • Arms and wrist
  • Legs and ankles

• Defective products – burns, amputations, lacerations, asphyxiation are prevalent in products liability cases.
  • Defective baby cribs, curtains and blinds are known to cause asphyxiation.
  • Defective machinery and tools often result in amputations, lacerations and burns.

• Dog bites – punctures, lacerations and serious infections are common in dog bite cases.

Common emotional injuries

All of the above accident types can also cause serious emotional injuries. Serious accidents are often the cause of:

• Depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pain and suffering

San Francisco accident lawyers can help

An accident lawyer can help identify the types of injuries your accident caused and work with you to determine the extent of medical expenses you will incur now and in the future to fully recover from your accident. Proving emotional injury can be challenging, but San Francisco accident lawyers will also work with you to put a value on emotional injuries you have suffered.

Contact us

Investigating accidents, proving fault, determining the value of damages, and negotiating settlements can be physically and emotionally difficult. You can depend on San Francisco accident attorneys at, Albert G. Stoll, A Law Corporation to aggressively pursue your legal interests for you. Contact us today.