Can You Get a Head Injury after an Airbag Deploys?

Yes, you can develop a head injury after an airbag deploys, along with other injuries, like burns and bruising. The truth is, airbags are a vital tool in saving lives when there a car accident. However, the forceful impact of an airbag on your head as it deploys can result in a concussion, which is type of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

If you or someone in your family ended up with a concussion due to a motor vehicle accident, please seek help from an experienced California car accident attorney. Here at Normandie Law Firm, we have a dedicated team of legal experts who are ready to answer your questions, obtain evidence to support your case, and file an accident claim against the negligent driver’s insurance company. Then, we will fight to secure the damages you deserve as the victim of a head injury.

The insurance companies have attorneys advocating for their interests, so it’s important to have a lawyer on your side that is ready to advocate for you. Please contact our law firm today and schedule a free case review.

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Concussion from an Airbag Deployment

When an airbag in your car deploys and hits you in the face or side of the head, it can cause a concussion that disrupts the brain’s neurons and axons. These are the nerve cells that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of the body.

Those with a concussion may have a combination of short-term and long-term symptoms, based on the severity of injury to the brain. Short term symptoms of brain injury include:

• Dizziness
• Confusion / feeling disoriented
• Temporary memory loss
• Nausea
• Headaches

If you have a more serious concussion, you may develop long-term or permanent symptoms, like migraines, permanent memory loss, and cognitive impairments that make it difficult to engage in daily activities. As a result of your injury, you may need ongoing medical treatments for an extended period of time – perhaps, for the rest of your life. For example, you may need regular checkups and testing by a neurologist to see if your brain injury gets worse. In the worst cases of TBI, the accident victim may lose their ability to live independently, meaning they require assistance from family and caregivers, either at home or in a nursing facility.

If you were diagnosed with a concussion of another head injury after an airbag deploys, the driver at-fault can be sued for your medical expenses other financial losses. You may also have grounds to file a claim for pain and suffering and other damages that have to do with your emotional suffering. Obtaining representation from an auto accident lawyer is the best way to succeed in a brain injury from a car accident claim.

Car Accidents Commonly Associated with Airbag Deployment

Any motor vehicle accident involving a significant amount of force can cause an airbag to deploy. However, there are certain accidents where the deployment of an airbag is more likely to happen. These include:

• – also known as tailgate accidents, this is a crash where the front of someone’s vehicle hits you from the back. In most cases, the driver was not paying attention, and thus, unable to stop the car in time when there was an abrupt slowdown in traffic.
• Broadside or T-bone collision – generally caused by a careless driver’s failure to yield the right-of-way at an intersection
• Head-on collision an accident where a vehicle strikes the front of an oncoming car that’s going in the opposite direction
• Sideswipe accident a collision with the side of a vehicle that is traveling in the same direction, parallel to the negligent driver

If you ended up with a brain injury from an airbag deploying in one of these accidents, you are not alone in your struggle to recover from the accident and move forward with your life. This is why monetary compensation is so important to those who were harmed in an auto accident where another party is at fault. Maximizing your payment from an airbag injury claim requires help from a skilled car accident lawyer, which we can provide you with here at Normandie Law Firm.

Deadline to File an Airbag Deployment Head Injury Lawsuit

Even if all the evidence points to another party being at fault for the accident, you can lose the right to sue if you wait too long to initiate an accident claim. In California, the statute of limitations for a personal injury case is normally 2 years from whenever the accident occurred. There are exceptions, however, if you sustain an injury that is not diagnosed right away. This can happen with some cases of TBI, which is why the deadline for a legal case may be different that you had originally thought. We can verify how much time you have a for an airbag deployment injury lawsuit, so give us a call as soon as possible. That way, we can investigate your accident and start the process of fighting for your rights in a timely manner.

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That’s right – here at Normandie Law Firm, you pay nothing upfront to hire a lawyer that can sue for a brain injury due to an airbag deploying in an accident. We are a contingency-based law firm that operates under the Zero Fee Guarantee. As a result, you pay $0 when you hire us to represent you in a car accident claim. Even better, we charge you $0 until the point where you are paid by the defendant. So, that means you lose nothing if we fail to settle your case or recover your payment through a successful jury verdict.

For more information on suing for traumatic brain injury after a car accident, schedule a free consultation by contacting our office.

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