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What are the risks of getting hit by a slow moving car???? URGENT!!!!?

So, i really need to know this. what are the risks of getting hit by a 15-25 mph moving car....my friend was talking about walking out onto her street so she could get hit--she WANTS to be in the hospital. i know there are mental problems with her right now....but she told me if i could give her 5 medical reasons not to ..... she wouldnt. i am planning on telling her mom as soon as she gets off of work....but what could happen to someone who is hit by a car driving 15-25 miles per hour? damages to the body? what about a slower moving car? how bad would it hurt her?

URGENT!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    death. broken legs could rupture arteries and you could bleed out. head injuries , any thing from a concussion to permanent brain damage .paraplegia to quadriplegia.internal injuries.who knows each accident is different.you could also kill some innocent by stander.then there's the damage to the innocent driver.get help .your parent, any other adult police anyone

  • 1 decade ago

    Haha wow your friend is a dumb shitt. Although 15-25 isn't that fast cars are still big and heavy and made of metal. So like what if it hit her and she fell and it ran her over? Or it could easily break any of her bones. Or it could damage her intestines. Not to mention she could hit her head and become even more retarded than she already is. What if she gets all scraped up and the cuts get infected? Plus being in the hospital sucks and its expensive. So don't do it, you idiot.

  • 1 decade ago

    A drained bank account for one.

    Not to mention the other driver could be fined for attempted vehicular homicide.

    If the car hits her and she were to get killed from it, the other driver would be arrested for vehicular homicide and spend time in prison.

    Your friend is only thinking of herself, not what would happen to the driver if ...

    She want to go to a hospital, put her in the psych ward.

    I had a friend who died from a car going less than 10 mph.

  • 1 decade ago

    A bit of a stupid situation but five reasons:

    1. You could get just maimed and end up a vegetable

    2. You could have severed head injury and be in a coma for years.

    3. You could dent somebodies precious car

    4. You could just get, punchered lungs, cracked ribs which may or may not penetrate your spleen.

    5. You could give the poor driver a heart attack and that would be murder.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well I think if you got hit by a slow moving car, it'd be like being pushed by a big guy to the ground. Most likely your friend just gonna get a big bruise on her you know what. Tell her mom what she's up to.

  • 1 decade ago

    Get her to the hospital immediately. She could have internal damages. And even that there is mental problems with her. She still needs to go to the hospital. I would send her to the hospital right if I was you.

    Source(s): I know what a slow moving car-accident can cause to a body. I was just in a car accident about 2 weeks ago. And I am still in pain from the accident. And it hurt me and my husband .
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Depends how she got hit...and by what car. Sounds stupid but it makes all the difference. Cracked ribs, pneumathorax, head injury, internal bleeding, possible fractures, impalement...various things.

    Think she needs to see a psychiatric doctor more than she needs to be in a hospital.

  • 1 decade ago

    tell her that she shouldn't (although you probably have but you know) because trust me, its not fun....I wasn't expecting it when it happened to me but the side of my leg is KILLING me, it is almost impossible to walk up stairs...and i got a rip in my coat :P and the car that hit me was braking =/

    and although I didn't, there is a high risk of hitting your head (which you probably know the dangers of) and you could go over the top etc. which can cause death...yeah I was warned about all this today...

    Source(s): got hit this morning...not fun
  • It probobly wouldnt hurt because a boy and his friends ran in front of my dads car luckly my dads a great driver and he slammed on the breaks but he hit one lad... he just bounced off the bonnet and ran off with his friends ....

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