What are common injuries from a truck collision?

Truck accident attorney Brian L. Salvi discusses what injuries can occur in a truck collision.

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Transcript

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What are common injuries
from a truck collision?

[00:00:02.21] Brian L. Salvi: 
Some of the injuries that we often see
in our trucking cases involve major

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orthopedic injuries, injuries to the spine
or spinal cord, or even traumatic brain injuries

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injuries to the brain itself.

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All of these types of injuries can impact
a person's ability to live their daily

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lives, participate in activities that they
used to love, or even participate in the

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relationships that they've always had.

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And oftentimes, major orthopedic injuries
require months, if not

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years, to recover from.

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When you're thinking about these trucking
incidences, you got to remember that you

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have very large vehicles with a lot
of weight, and they can

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generate a lot of force.

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And because of that,
you end up with more significant

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orthopedic injuries or even
potential spine and brain injuries.