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In 2019, 328 million people in the US spent approximately $1,035 each for motor vehicle accidents, totaling $340 billion. The amount includes medical expenses, property damage costs, and workplace losses.

Traumatic brain injuries are a form of acquired brain injury (ABI). Conversely, there are also non-traumatic brain injuries (NTBIs) caused by internal factors, like exposure to toxins or lack of oxygen. Examples of NBTIs include strokes, aneurysms, and brain tumors.

Fort Worth ranks 19th among the top fifty riskiest cities to drive in the US. Another Texas city, San Antonio, also ranks within the top twenty, holding the 17th position.

Researchers found that lane splitting can reduce the likelihood of a motorcycle accident in heavy traffic situations. Motorcyclists who engaged in lane splitting were less likely to get into a rear-end accident than those who did not.

In 2021, the National Safety Council reported over 3 million crashes resulting in 5,400,000 medically consulted injuries in the US.

According to a 2020 study, a prior injury sustained in a car accident is responsible for 63 percent of persistent low back pain cases.

In 2021, medical malpractice payouts totaled more than $3.1 billion. The amount represents over 9,000 payment reports.

The average slip-and-fall settlement amount ranges from $10,000 to $50,000. However, it may be higher or lower depending on the unique facts of each case.

A wrong-way crash is when a driver counterflows and collides with vehicles moving in the correct traffic flow. This type of collision often leads to fatalities.

Medical experts consider trigeminal neuralgia the most excruciating nerve injury. Damage to the trigeminal nerve causes electric shock-like pain from the lower jaw to the eye region.