{"id":1931,"date":"2017-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2017\/08\/22\/signs-of-a-concussion-after-a-car-accident-2\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:12:08","slug":"signs-of-a-concussion-after-a-car-accident-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/signs-of-a-concussion-after-a-car-accident-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of a Concussion After a Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Car accidents<\/a> can be emotionally stimulating events. In fact, they have a tendency to kick the \u201cfight or flight\u201d response into high gear, sending a rush of adrenaline throughout the body. What does adrenaline do? It blocks pain, sometimes for hours or even days. While this can be vital when you\u2019re running from an armed robber in a dark parking lot, or when you\u2019re rescuing a heavy child from a burning building, it can act against you at the car accident scene.<\/p>\n

Car accidents can be frightening events, but the body doesn\u2019t differentiate between a car accident at 12:00 noon on a beautiful summer day and a real-life threatening situation, like a shark swimming 6-feet away from you on a Florida beach. In effect, you can sustain a head injury or a concussion in a car accident and be completely oblivious of what just happened.<\/p>\n

In fact, it\u2019s not uncommon for people to be in a crash and to climb out of their car and claim, \u201cI\u2019m okay, I\u2019m not injured!\u201d However, once the adrenaline wears off, the pain starts to set in. While soft tissue injuries are common in most car accidents, even low-speed crashes, perhaps a bigger concern is a concussion, which can be caused by a blow to the head or by a sudden jolt that shakes the brain, banging it against the skull.<\/p>\n

Signs & Symptoms of a Concussion<\/h2>\n

Some of the signs of a concussion are obvious from the start, such as nausea and vomiting. Other signs, are less noticeable and can take days to manifest. Signs and symptoms of a concussion, include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n