Rear Driver's Side: Direct Impact Trauma: Being directly at the point of impact, the rear driver's side passenger faces the highest risk. Immediate force can result in mulƟple fractures, including rib, pelvis, and limb fractures. Internal injuries, especially to organs like the spleen, lungs, and kidneys, are a significant concern due to the proximity of the impact. Head Trauma: The passenger's head could collide directly with the C-pillar or the side window, leading to traumaƟc brain injuries, skull fractures, or concussions. This can cause a brain bleed, which is extremely serious because the brain does not heal like other tissue heals. If there is a brain bleed, there is no place for the swelling of the blood to go. The body simply reabsorbs the blood but when that happens in the brain, it leaves hole in the brain like Swiss cheese. That's why there's often a loss of consciousness and for a lengthy period after the wreck, we have mental fogginess, forgetfulness, and headaches.
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