What is whiplash? How does whiplash effect me? www.davidrickslaw.com David Ricks Inland Empire Law Group handles personal injury in Rancho Cucamonga and throughout the Inland Empire in southern California. David became a lawyer to help people. We hope you find these videos to be beneficial in your search for information or a personal injury trial lawyer. We provide legal services in the following personal injury practice areas: *Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Pedestrian, and Cyclist Accident Cases *Slip and Fall Accidents and Premises Liability Cases *Dog Bite and Animal Attack Cases *Medical Malpractice and Surgical Error Cases *Wrongful Death Cases 8600 Utica Ave., Suite 200 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 TELEPHONE: (909) 481-0100 In automobile accidents one of the number one injuries that are suffered by an occupant of a car is a whiplash injury. Sometime people call this a sprain strain injury, or a soft tissue injury. And what this is is, for example, let’s say a rear impact. The impact of the two vehicles together transforms energy into the cabin of that car and that energy is then transferred to the occupant, let’s say the driver. That energy thrusts that person forward, causing that persons head to whip back, and then maybe whip forward again. That whipping action takes that head, muscles, and tissues beyond their normal limitations. That is what causes this injury, sprain strain, or whiplash. These injuries sometime heal themselves quite well, other times they are …
A detail of the dangers during a cruise ship vacation, including slip-and-fall injuries and sexual assault by trial attorney and admiralty law expert, Jack Hickey of the Hickey Law Firm in Miami, FL. Produced by InjuryBoard.com
