How To Reduce Carolina Brain Injuries During Car Accidents

North Carolina (NC) Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers
Attorneys Licensed in NC and South Carolina (SC) with Office in Elizabeth City, NC

Head injuries and brain injuries may be the most devastating type of injury that one can incur during a Carolina car accident. These traumatic brain injuries can leave car crash victims in comas, paralyzed, or severely disabled. Many car accident victims with head injuries struggle for many years with memory problems, personality changes, migraines, mobility issues, and speech issues. Some will be unable to continue to work, while others might require home medical care for the rest of their lives.

How can you reduce the chances of head injuries while driving?

• Wear your seatbelt. This simple step only take a second or two. Not only are seat belts credited with saving thousands of lives each year in the United States – they also prevent thousands of people from sustaining head injuries. Seatbelts both prevent occupants from being thrown from the car and prevent occupants from slamming their head on the roof in the event of a rollover crash.
• Don’t speed. Speeding is one of the most common causes of car accidents – and the faster a vehicle is traveling, the higher the level of impact. Speeding also makes it much more difficult to control a car or negotiate turns.
• Think twice before buying an SUV. Sports utility vehicles and other top-heavy vehicles are more prone to rollover crashes – a major cause of head injuries and brain damage. In these rollover crashes, the roof of the car could fall, slamming passengers’ heads into the ground.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and have experience handling traumatic brain injury and closed head injuries. In fact, our firm in 2000 helped a brain-damaged client receive what was then the largest verdict for a brain injury case in Virginia history.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and and we have been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Rick and Jim have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg. While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call promptly.