Bruising and Contusions from Car Accidents in New Mexico

When you’re involved in a car accident, it’s common for your body to make forcible contact with parts of the vehicle, the airbags, your seat belt, and other objects. When this happens, it can damage blood vessels and capillaries under your skin. These injuries are known as contusions or bruising.

Contusions are one of the most commonly documented car accident injuries. According to the CDC, half of all crash victims suffer contusions and other soft tissue injuries.

While they’re not usually catastrophic, bruising and contusions from car accidents in New Mexico can be painful, debilitating, and costly. They can also be signs of more serious trauma that, left untreated, could potentially change your life forever.

What is a Contusion?

When your blood vessels are damaged in a New Mexico car accident, blood can leak into your soft tissue. As the blood pools underneath the surface of the skin, it can create a blue or purple bruise that is often tender, swollen, and painful to the touch.

Bruises and contusions can remain in soft tissue or affect bones. Bone contusions may make it difficult to put weight on the affected bone or move the affected area of the body.

While contusions generally heal on their own over time, it’s important to take photos to document the injury, as well as, seek prompt medical treatment for bruises sustained in New Mexico collisions. The force of impact in a collision is considerable, and a bruise may just be a sign of something more serious underneath, including internal bleeding, organ damage, broken bones, and spinal cord injuries.

Can I Get Compensation If I’ve Suffered Bruises in a New Mexico Car Accident?

Yes. If someone else caused the collision in which you suffered your bruise injuries, you can file an insurance claim or lawsuit to recover compensation for resulting damages.

Damages can include economic and non-economic awards for the costs and suffering you’ve experienced because of your bruises and contusions, which might include:

Medical Bills

You can seek compensation for any of the medical bills or expenses related to the diagnosis, treatment, or care of your contusion injuries. This might include diagnostic tests, bloodwork, labs, medication, and medical equipment.

Lost Wages and Disability

Depending on your line of work, bruises and contusions could potentially be severe enough to prevent you from working for a period of time. Through a legal claim, you can request compensation from the at-fault party to make up for the income and benefits you miss out on while you’re out of work.

Pain and Suffering

Bruises and contusions have the potential to interfere with your quality of life and can cause significant physical pain. These types of losses can be compensable in a car accident lawsuit.

If someone else was negligent and caused your contusion injuries, Singleton Schreiber wants to help you hold them accountable. Our award-winning Albuquerque, NM car accident lawyers have won billions for clients. Now, we’re here to fight for you. Contact a law office in Albuquerque, Clovis, Hobbs, Las Vegas, Los Lunas, Mora, or Ruidoso to set a time for a free consultation now.