Even with top-notch safety features and motor vehicle safety laws in place, car accident fractures can still occur in the following ways.
Direct impacts: When the body strikes a hard surface in the vehicle, such as the steering wheel or dashboard, this could result in a broken bone. One common example of this is severe skull fractures from someone’s head hitting the steering wheel in an accident.
Whiplash: When a car crash occurs, the body can be subjected to extreme forces. Whiplash injuries happen when the body is violently jolted by the impact of the accident. It could result in clavicle fractures, facial fractures, shoulder fractures, and vertebral fractures.
Crushing injuries: If a car accident victim’s body is caught between two objects, this could lead to crushing injuries. Hip fractures, wrist fractures, ankle fractures, arm fractures, and leg fractures are common in these cases.
Deceleration injuries: At the moment of impact, the body is subjected to sudden deceleration. This sudden stopping can put enough force on a bone to break it. Deceleration fractures occur most often in the shoulders, clavicles, and ribs.
Ejection injuries: If someone is ejected (thrown out of) the vehicle during a car wreck, this could lead to life-threatening injuries. Common ejection injuries include fractures of the neck, head, and spine.