Concealed Trauma Injuries in Metrolink Train Crash Worry Doctors
We have been tracking closely the events of the Chatsworth Metrolink train accident, as noted in the blog entries below. If you have been injured, or have a loved one who has perished in the Metrolink train accident, our lawyers are standing by to provide you with a free consultation. For more information about us, visit our website at www.trlglaw.com, call us at (800) 644-8000, or email us.
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In the days since we started covering events of the Los Angeles train crash in this Metrolink train accident attorneys blog, we have published many reports of those who died in the accident, made even more poignant by the memories of those they left behind. Now, we’re getting to hear more abut those who survived the tragedy, bruised and battered, and still stubbornly fighting on at many of the area’s hospitals.
In the immediate aftermath of the Los Angeles Metrolink train crash, at least 86 people were injured seriously enough for them to be rushed to nearby hospitals. Of these, the Los Angeles Times reports that at least 20 passengers still remain in the hospital in varying stages of treatment.
The easiest injuries for doctors to treat after the Metrolink train accident were the obvious ones that occur after a crash of this magnitude – the open fractures, caused as two trains collided with each other head on. It’s the hidden injuries that have worried doctors more, however. These are the injuries to the lungs, heart, liver and other organs that usually occur when there has been severe trauma or force involved in an accident.
For instance, in the case of pelvic fracture injuries, or spinal cord fractures, there is almost always a possibility of damage to the organs in the vicinity of the bone. That’s because these bones are very strong, and can withstand the sort of impact that would break more fragile bones. Force that can break a pelvic bone can easily damage internal organs.
Doctors at some of Los Angeles’ top hospitals have done an incredible job, in some cases, performing day-long surgeries, and doing all they can to bring patients back from the jaws of death. At least, three patients at UCLS, it is reported, suffered from shock resulting from severe blood loss, but were later stabilized.
After all the damage has been fixed, there is still the extensive rehabilitation that theses patients will have to undergo, to regain control of the simple physical movements that they used to take for granted before.
If you have been injured or a loved-one has been killed in the Metrolink accident, contact The Reeves Law Group. The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of train accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.
