Hi I was in a minor car accident recently. The impact was head on going about 50km, both my airbags went off and I have a deep bruise on my clavicle from seat belt. I feel fine when I m sitting down with a straight back but when I stand it becomes hard to breath and I get vertigo. I ve had on and off nausea throughout the day. Multiple times I woke up last night gasping for air, I was wondering if this might be a health concern of just anxiety after the accident.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. You are having blunt head and Chest injury after that accident. So better to rule out internal organs (brain and lungs) damage because your symptoms are seen in this kind of injuries. So get done CT brain to rule out brain injury. Get done chest x-ray to rule out lung related causes. If both are normal then no need to worry much. Your symptoms can be due to anxiety. So avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. Don't worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.