Catastrophic Injury

A catastrophic injury is a severe injury to the spine, spinal cord, or brain, and may also include skull or spinal fractures. The National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research in the United States classifies catastrophic injuries based on the three outcomes associated with them: fatality, those causing permanent severe functional disability, and those causing severe head or neck trauma with no permanent disability.

Typically, such injuries lead to permanent disability, affecting the victim’s ability to earn money, engage in social activity, or otherwise enjoy their lives. Injuries leaving persistent psychological damage may also qualify, especially if they lead to permanent mental illness. The consequences of catastrophic injuries extend beyond the victims themselves. Their loss of income, medical needs, and limited mobility can place a burden on their friends and loved ones, requiring them to sacrifice time, effort, and money helping with their recovery. Compensation for catastrophic injury is thus necessary not only for the victim’s sake, but for that of everyone in their lives.

When your injury is the fault of another person’s actions, you deserve redress for the damage they have caused.  If you are able to prove that your injuries are the result of either the negligence or deliberate acts of another, you may be able to obtain damages to compensate for the harm.  These types of damages include the costs of medical and rehabilitative treatment, loss of income including current and future wage loss, and pain and suffering damages, which include a whole host of physical and mental anguish compensation for the injuries that typically are associated with these types of harm.

If you or someone you love suffered a catastrophic injury, please seek immediate assistance and a free consultation of your matter at Salek Law Firm.