Pedestrians are 1.5 times more likely to be killed in car accidents compared to occupants of vehicles.
Despite the introduction of preventative measures such as road improvement, vehicular design, drink-driving legislation, #helmets for motorcyclists and #safety belts and air-bags for car occupants. Road traffic accidents continue to occur, leave victims with various morbidities and end the lives of others.
Which injuries can I get from a car accident?
In this series of blogs we shall categorize these injuries into two types: pedestrian injuries and vehicular occupant injuries.
Pedestrian injuries
In this blog we will focus on pedestrain injuries; According to the Cambridge Dictionary, A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go. Pedestrians are 1.5 times more likely to be killed in car accidents compared to occupants of vehicles.
Some of the most common types of pedestrian #accidents include the following:
Crosswalk collisions: these occur when a driver is making a turn and inadvertently knocks the #pedestrian because he has not seen the pedestrian in question, and by distracted drivers such as those texting or talking on phone.
Parking lot accidents: these are caused by drivers pulling into or backing out of parking lots but have not made sure it is clear so they end up backing over the unsuspecting pedestrian
Hit-and-run accidents: the pedestrian is struck by a driver then the driver flees from the scene, usually out of fear.
The categories of wounds that pedestrians are likely to face are highlighted below can be grouped as follows:
Primary impact injuries: injuries sustained when any part or parts of the victim first strike the vehicle. These are usually seen when people are struck by a vehicle while crossing the road or walking against traffic
Secondary impact injuries: these injuries are the result of impact between the body part(s) and the vehicle for the second time as when the victim after striking against the vehicle is further scooped up/ or otherwise hurled up on the vehicle resulting in injuries to the other parts of the body by the same vehicle.
Secondary injuries: these are sustained by the victim after being knocked down by the vehicle and striking the ground with the subsequent risk of being harmed by some different vehicle, thus receiving the injuries by striking against the ground or some object on the ground as well as those sustained through some other vehicle
Crush injuries: these may be seen when the person has been run-over by a vehicle. Generally, the severity of the injuries will depend upon the magnitude of impact.
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