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Car accidents cause some of the most serious injuries first responders and hospitals deal with. One aspect of these incidents that can make the related injuries so severe is vehicle glass. Glass cuts easily and deeply, potentially leaving car accident victims at high risk of serious injury and death.
Still, many people simply don’t consider glass to be harmful in car accidents. You might only think of trauma and burns when it comes to car accidents. However, injuries caused by broken glass occur in many traffic accidents and typically require significant damages to address.
Take a closer look at these key facts about glass injuries in car accidents.
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Broken Glass Injuries in Car Accidents
Broken glass can be sharper than the sharpest scalpel. Although vehicles use safety glass — glass that breaks into multiple tiny pieces — accident victims can and do still experience severe lacerations. Additionally, these tiny pieces of glass can become embedded in a victim and wreak havoc internally, causing:
- Nerve damage
- Damage to connective tissue
- Organ damage
- Damage to veins and arteries
Cuts from glass in a car accident are not only painful but also increase the risk of infections, which can affect the entire body. Depending on where the cuts are located, healing can be slow, and mobility may be limited. For these reasons, broken glass can significantly impact your life in a car accident.
What are Some Types of Broken Glass Injuries in Car Accidents?
Victims come into contact with sharp glass in various ways in car accidents. Primary impact occurs when a victim directly impacts a window or the windshield. Not only will the trauma of the impact be devastating, but the subsequent shattering of glass and cuts can be especially harmful as well.
Secondary contact occurs when glass is shattered by something other than the victim. Glass pieces can then fly at a high rate of speed into the victim, causing serious puncture and slice wounds.
Can I Recover Financial Compensation if I’m Hurt Due to Broken Glass in an Accident?
If you are injured in a car accident due to the negligence of someone else in Nevada, you may be entitled to seek financial compensation for your pain and losses. Negligence refers to a failure to fulfill a duty of care toward others. Duties of care are imposed by law and encompass traffic circumstances.
This means that drivers are expected to operate their vehicles in a reasonably safe manner, which essentially translates to obeying traffic laws and vehicle safety rules. When a driver fails to do so, they have breached their duty of care.
If such a breach leads to a car accident and broken glass injuries — or any other injury — you can typically sue the driver for damages.
Is There a Deadline for Filing Car Accident Claims in Nevada?
Yes, there is a statute of limitations for filing car accident claims in Nevada. A statute of limitations is essentially a deadline. If you have suffered a car accident injury in Nevada, you generally have a two-year deadline to take legal action for compensation.
If you miss the deadline, you are at a high risk of losing out on the compensation you deserve. There are some exceptions to the statute of limitations. However, the majority of cases do fall within the two-year deadline spelled out in the statute of limitations.
One of those exceptions involves injury victims who are minors. In Nevada, minors are not bound by the statute of limitations until they turn 18. Hence, if a 16-year-old person is injured in a car accident, they have until the age of 20 to sue for damages.
Keep in mind that delaying seeking compensation can harm your case. Even if you have plenty of time left to meet the statute of limitations, waiting too long can cause evidence problems and other issues that weaken your claim.
What Can I Recover for Broken Glass Injuries in a Car Accident?
After a car accident, you are entitled to seek damages for a variety of impacts on your life, such as:
- Pain and suffering
- Medical bills
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Lost wages and future income
- Emotional distress
To truly understand what damages you may be entitled to, it’s vital to consult with an experienced auto accident attorney. Far too often, insurance companies get away with paying below what they should because victims are simply unaware of the extent of the compensation they are owed.
What Can I Claim for Pain and Suffering From Broken Glass Injuries in a Car Accident?
The pain and suffering compensation you receive for your broken glass injuries can be substantial, depending on the seriousness of the injuries.
As you might imagine, broken glass injuries can be excruciating, especially when nerve clusters or centers are affected. When bones are impacted, the resulting pain can become unbearable.
Even if the cuts are shallow, glass cuts can be damaging and take a long time to heal. In addition, lacerations may be disfiguring. You might also have scarring that’s permanent.
This pain and suffering can cause more harm to a victim’s life than economic losses. Many who experience glass injuries experience a number of psychological and mental effects, such as:
- Depression and anxiety
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Newly developed phobias
- Nightmares
- Insomnia
Although there is no intrinsic monetary value attached to pain and suffering damages, various formulas are used to calculate fair awards. Generally, the more painful and severe a glass injury, the higher your pain and suffering damages are likely to be.
Unfortunately, many victims are unaware that they are entitled to damages for these losses. This is why it is essential for car accident victims to meet with an attorney to understand the full breadth of what they are owed.
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How Do I Know the Full Extent of My Injuries When a Car Accident Involves Broken Glass?
Your injuries from broken glass in a car accident may be deceiving. You might think that you don’t have any injuries initially after the crash, only to discover that you have serious cuts later on. Knowing the true extent of your broken glass injuries can be a real challenge after a car accident.
Skipping proper medical care or delaying it after an accident can significantly weaken your injury claim. A failure to seek immediate medical treatment allows the insurance company to call your injuries into question. They can argue that your injuries may have come from somewhere else or that your failure to seek treatment caused them to get worse.
Following Your Treatment Plan for Broken Glass Injuries
If you don’t follow your doctor’s treatment plan carefully, the other side might try to claim that you’re not really hurt or that you’re not doing your part to get better. Doing what your medical care plan calls for is the best way to maximize your compensation for broken glass injuries after a car accident.
How Do I Prove That I Was Hurt by Broken Glass in an Accident?
To prove your injuries, you start with a testimony from your medical care providers. If there are any photos of the accident, the images can be essential to connect your injuries to the broken glass. A police report can also be helpful, and witnesses can testify to damages to the vehicles and your physical condition immediately after the accident.
Remember that your words also have weight. What you say in your testimony regarding the accident will be a part of the official record.
Similarly, a journal or diary can provide strong evidence of non-economic losses, such as:
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Inconvenience
A journal or diary can also detail information relating to the effects your injuries have had on your personal relationships.
Can I Claim Broken Glass Injuries if I Don’t Drive a Nice Car?
Yes. Whether your car is luxurious does not matter in your broken glass injury claim. However, if your windows or windshield is cracked prior to the accident, you might see your claim reduced or challenged more vigorously.
Effective Representation
If you’ve suffered injuries due to broken glass in a Nevada car accident, you need an advocate you can trust. The seasoned team at Adam S. Kutner, Injury Attorneys, has served thousands of Las Vegas injury victims and can fight to get the justice you deserve.
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