Soft Tissue Injuries

If you have suffered a soft tissue injury due to a motor vehicle accident or other type of incident, speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer at the Louisiana law firm of Kleinpeter & Schwartzberg, LLC. We have a combined 100 years of experience handling a wide range of accident and injury cases. Contact us today to learn more about the services we offer.

Soft Tissue Injuries

The following list contains descriptions of common types of soft tissue injuries. When you contact us, we can discuss in detail you accident and injuries and determine if you have a case.

Bruises

Contusions

Cuts and lacerations

Puncture wounds

Sprains

Scar tissue

Thermal burns

Chemical Burns

If a crash occurs above a minimal speed in a modern car the airbags in the front passenger compartment may deploy. In order to provide protection during a crash the airbags must inflate almost instantly. To accomplish this so quickly, the airbag uses a controlled explosion from a chemical reaction.

The chemical involved, sodium azide, is a hazardous chemical. Under some conditions the airbag itself may also be damaged in the accident, and some chemical released into the passenger compartment. There have been cases where drivers and passengers have suffered chemical burns from skin contact with the contents of a ruptured airbag. It is also possible that lung irritation (bronchitis or other damage) may result from breathing the chemical dust contained in the airbag. A doctor should know to ask about such symptoms when an airbag has deployed in a car wreck.

Infections

During a car wreck a person may suffer a variety of skin scrapes, cuts, or puncture wounds from sharp metal or rigid plastic edges, broken glass from broken parts of their vehicle or another vehicle hitting them, other objects carried in the passenger compartment sent flying during the impact, car engine compartment grime, or even road or other external debris forced into the vehicle or during extrication in a serious accident. Often there are ruptured lines or reservoirs caused by a crash which contain chemicals including oil, gasoline, brake fluid, and other petrochemicals, as well as a variety of bacteria not normally introduced into broken skin.

The combination of open or abraded skin, with irritating or noxious chemicals, and significant bacterial contamination may cause both superficial and more serious skin infections, sometimes from atypical organisms. For example, an up to date tetanus booster shot should always be a consideration is someone receives a broken skin injury in a wreck, and appropriate antibiotic therapy should be carefully considered.

All soft tissue injuries warrant thorough examination and treatment by a medical professional. It is important that you speak with your doctor as soon as possible after an accident, as soft tissue injuries may not manifest themselves as the direct result of an accident.

To discuss your rights and options regarding pursuit of compensation for the injuries you have sustained, contact a personal injury attorney at Kleinpeter & Schwartzberg, LLC today. Our Baton Rouge firm is dedicated to standing by clients throughout the entirety of their cases.