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Article: Car Accidents the Leading Cause of Head Injuries

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June 29, 2006
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COLUMBIA, S.C., June 29 /U.S. Newswire / -- The following was released today by ABATE of South Carolina:

Car accidents are the leading cause of head injuries. Brain injuries occur when an object such as a windshield strikes the head of the driver or passengers of a car or truck. In other instances, drivers and passengers of cars and trucks experience head injuries that occur when the brain undergoes a sudden acceleration / deceleration movement without a direct trauma to the skull. These forces cause bruising, bleeding and twisting. Damage to the brain may occur at the time of the accident, or develop over time as tissues swell and bleed within the head. These are the hard facts. The ...

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