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UNIQUE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HOW ELDERLY ARE MORE VULNERABLE IN AUTO ACCIDENTS

In the next 20 years, the number of elderly drivers (70 years or older) is expected to triple. (SmartMotorist.com) Statistics shows that older drivers are much more likely than younger ones to be involved in multi-vehicle crashes.  In a study conducted by the NHTSA (National Highway Transportation and Safety Association) older people made up only 9% of the population but accounted for 14% of all traffic fatalities.  One of the key reasons is because eyes change with age; the peripheral vision of the elderly narrows with age.  This is just one of the reasons why the elderly are more likely to be in fatal traffic accidents than younger drivers.  However, the basic reason for the higher number of elderly fatalities and injuries in car accidents may be attributed to the fact that the elderly are frailer and less healthy than younger people.  For instance, elderly pedestrians are more likely to die from injuries related from being struck by a car even though they are struck less frequently than children.  In a study conducted by two researchers, the goal was to identify unique aspects of older driver crashes, with careful particularity to the body region injured, and the severity of the crash.  Among other things, the researchers found that older drivers were more likely to die at a date after the crash date, something known as “delayed death.”  Also, the frailty or pre existing health conditions of older drivers played a significant role in death of the older group, but not in those of the younger group.  Your West Palm Beach injury attorney should understand the unique medical perspectives of how elderly are more vulnerable in auto accidents and be able to properly account for these when representing the elderly that have been injured in car accidents. 

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