Car accident
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What is car accident?
A car accident occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death and/or property damage.
Common symptoms reported by people with car accident
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with car accident
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with car accident, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with car accident
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
eating disorder
mood swings
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
depressed mood
(5)
anxious mood
(2)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (4 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
pain
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (7 evaluations)
Side effects
chronic constipation
irritable bowel syndrome
Total evaluations
8
Tried for
pain
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (3 evaluations)
Side effects
need for nap
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
weight gain
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
nausea
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (4 evaluations)
Side effects
dizziness
pain
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
weight gain
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with car accident, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has car accident on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 64 say car accident is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 3 | |
| 20s | 19 | |
| 30s | 69 | |
| 40s | 117 | |
| 50s | 127 | |
| 60s | 76 | |
| 70+ | 33 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 97 | |
| Female | 347 |
These charts show data from car accident patients who have completed their condition history
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