A review of tens of thousands emergency room and hospital records that was reported in a leading medical journal revealed that bicycle riders who get hit by cars and trucks are most likely to suffer the following types of physical injuries:
- Head — Skull fracture, concussion, brain contusion, intracranial hemorrhage
- Face/Eye — Contusions (i.e., bruises), facial fractures, dental fractures, corneal foreign bodies (e.g., gravel embedded in the outer layer of the eye)
- Musculoskeletal — Fractures, dislocation, strains
- Chest — Rib fractures, lung injury (e.g., puncture, collapse)
- Abdominal — Splenic rupture, hepatic laceration, renal contusion, pancreatic trauma, vascular perforation, small or large bowel contusion, rupture, traumatic hernia
- Genitourinary — Urethral and vulval trauma, rectal trauma, pelvic fractures
- Skin and soft tissue — Abrasions (“road rash”), lacerations, contusions
When a driver is clearly at fault for causing a crash that inflicts any of the listed injuries on a bike rider, the bicyclist can partner with a Virginia personal injury lawyer to file insurance claims.
EJL