Road Rash in Orlando, FL

Motorcyclists take advantage of Florida’s nearly year-round temperate weather. Unfortunately, the risk of being in a motorcycle accident is also year-round, including suffering a very common injury, road rash. If you’ve been injured in a motorcycle accident, a motorcycle attorney with 911 Biker Law will help you with an injury claim.

How Does Road Rash Happen?

Sometimes called road burn, road rash occurs when your skin, regardless of amount, comes into contact with and moves across the ground during a motorcycle accident. The type of ground surface doesn’t matter, whether pavement, gravel, or other road surface. Because the skin is the body’s largest organ, any amount of road rash can quickly turn into major injuries that require immediate medical attention.

3 Types of Injury

While road rash is an injury in itself, it’s broken into three types. It is possible to have more than one type of road rash injury at once.

Avulsion

These scrapes remove all layers of the skin, exposing muscle and fat.

Compression

This happens when a limb is bruised or crushed between two objects, such as a bike and the road.

Stitches Required

Any open road rash wound will need stitches to begin healing but also has a higher risk of infection in the wound.

3 Degrees of Road Rash

How much road rash you suffer following a motorcyle accident depends on a number of factors, including crash force, road surface, and safety gear worn. Regardless of the degree of your road rash, it’s painful both physically and mentally. A motorcycle attorney with 911 Biker Law will help you with an injury claim related to the accident.

First-Degree

Similar to a rug burn, first-degree road rash reddens the skin but doesn’t require medical treatment.

Second-Degree

When the skin breaks, but underlying layers stay intact, this is second-degree road rash. Medical treatment is often simple and can be done with over-the-counter products.

Third-Degree

Third-degree road rash always requires immediate medical attention as the five layers of skin are broken and exposed, including muscle and fat tissue. There is a high risk of infection with third-degree road rash.

How to Protect Yourself From Road Rash

Vehicle structure protects drivers of cars and trucks but motorcyclists don’t have the same protections. However, there are ways you can enjoy the open road while minimizing your risk of road rash in a motorcycle accident by always wearing proper safety gear. This includes:

• Helmet
• Long sleeved shirt or jacket, often made from leather or an absorbing material
• Gloves
• Long pants
• Boots

Contact a Motorcycle Attorney with 911 Biker Law

Motorcycle attorney Michael B. Brehne has been an avid motorcycle enthusiast and safe riding proponent for many years. He and other attorneys with 911 Biker Law have seen first-hand how road rash can compound the mental and physical pain of being in a motorcycle accident. Whether your accident was a single-motorcycle or involved another vehicle, a motorcycle attorney with 911 Biker Law will help you with an injury claim related to the accident. Contact us today to discuss your claim.