Car accidents can involve a lot of trauma to your body. Most obviously, many injuries are caused by the force of the crash causing your body to hit an object like a car’s side window.
But even if your body doesn’t strike anything, you can still get injured from the force of the crash itself. For instance, spinal cord injuries can be caused by the car rapidly shifting positions under you. And collarbone and rib injuries can even be caused by your seatbelt as your bodyweight presses against it.
Another cause of injuries in car accidents is when your internal organs impact your skeleton, such as when your brain hits the walls of your skull.