To boot, we should dispel myths, misconceptions and erroneous judgment about vehicular accidents. Some say that drunk persons don’t get injured as much. This is fallacious. A study showed that occupants of vehicle who were aware of immediate danger of collision had less severe injuries and considerably less at risk. Another erroneous assumption is that amount of injury is directly proportionate to amount of damage to car. There can be grave inverse correlation between vehicle damage and injury levels. As vehicle becomes more rigid or inflexible, damage costs are lessened however occupant is susceptible to an increasing potential for injury.

Aside from aforementioned assumption, others also believed that few residual spinal problems result from MVA injuries. The truth is that spinal injury is primary concern in a collision. Minor injuries include cervical spine trauma, neck injuries, soft tissue abnormality, cervical-thoracic injury and post MVA disabilities.