Car accidents happen every day in Portland. Call us at 503-626-5761 to have your spine checked for damage after and accident.
You are driving along the streets of Portland minding your own business. You stop at a red light, glance down to change the channel on the radio and your life is about to change. You hear the intermittent squealing sound of anti-lock breaks being applied close behind you. You look up into the rear view mirror just in time for your knuckles to turn white with a death-grip on the steering wheel. In what seems like a slow motion frame by frame playback sports highlight, you see a car rapidly approaching you out of control, and then "Wham!" You hear 2 shotgun loud bangs nearly simultaneously. One is the other car colliding with your car and then the air bag as your head ricochets off the headrest, roof of the car and then quickly toward the steering wheel and windshield. You feel your whole body flex forward and twist around the seat belt rotating to the left. You see a flash of white as your brain impacts the inside of your skull and your brain stem and spinal cord are stretched. You realized that you have been holding your breath until your ribs are warped around the seat belt and compressed. You instinctively pressed the break pedal all the way to the floor. Your car hops and skids forward through the intersection and then stops. You are in shock. Your heart is now pounding 160 BPM. Your breathing is rapid and shallow. You feel generally numb. You are frozen for a moment and then the instinct to get away from your car kicks in. You look down at your hands and arms then in the mirror at you face which is lightly coated with the light colored powder from the air bag which deployed. You don't see any blood to your relief. You look back at the other car which hit you and the see the damage their car took in the front end and the other driver still behind the wheel. You undo your seat belt and look for your cell phone which you remember is still in your pocket. You exit your car and walk in a daze to the other drivers car to see if they are OK. They are in shock like you. They apologize repeatedly to you. You both make your way to the curb as the police arrive only minutes later. What do you do next?
Call for an appointment.
503-626-5761
222 SE 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97214 map
12820 SW 2nd St
Beaverton, OR 97005 map
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