Common Personal Injury Accidents
Auto Accident
Construction Zone Injury
Truck / Big Rig Accident

Catastrophic Injuries Caused by Accidents
Amputations
Back & Neck Injury
Brain Damage
Paralysis
Paraplegia
RSD
Quadriplegia
Whiplash Injury
Wrongful Death

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Whiplash Injury 
The term "whiplash" is almost always associated with cervical spine injuries sustained after motor vehicle accidents. Of the 13 million motor vehicle accidents that occur in the United States annually, about 1 million result in whiplash injuries. Whiplash injuries are most commonly due to low-velocity rear-end collisions. According to some studies, the amount of damage to the car involved in the accident is inversely proportional to the incidence of whiplash injury.

Neck pain occurs in 62% to 100% of whiplash injuries and is the hallmark symptom. The pain can radiate into the shoulder or head area. Headaches occur in up to 82% of cases. 

Whiplash injuries can have a significant effect on the life of victims. As many as 26% of them are unable to return to full activity for 6 months after the injury. Whiplash injuries can lead to permanent disability in as many as 9.6% of cases, and 38% of whiplash victims may take time off work or become unemployed as a result of the accident.

Because whiplash is an injury that raises "red-flags" with insurance companies, you need to have the experience of Hawkins * Caputo working on your side.

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