Adrenaline masks pain after a crash, coup-contrecoup brain injuries can develop without direct head impact, and soft tissue damage may not show on X-rays for days — which is why the CDC reports more than two million emergency room visits annually from car accidents, and why prompt medical evaluation matters as much for documentation as for treatment.
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