What are catastrophic injuries?
A catastrophic injury refers to an accident that leaves the victim permanently incapacitated.
Catastrophic injuries often require long-term, severe medical treatment that can have a significant impact on a person’s emotional and physical well-being over many years or even decades.
These injuries can often lead to death, or leave the victim unable to work or take care of themselves. This is why it is important for loved ones and family members to offer support. If you have been in an accident that results in catastrophic injuries, it can have a significant impact on all parties.
The most common types of catastrophic injuries include:
- spinal injuries
- brain injury
Catastrophic injures be limb loss, loss or damage to the eyes, hearing loss, severe burned, as well as organ damage. The commonality between all “catastrophic” injuries is their hugely negative impact of the injured party usually for many years. For this reason a large portion of personal injury cases deal with damages done by a catastrophic injury, they also tend to have higher settlements than average.
Which injuries caused the most catastrophic injuries in 2022:
Although a catastrophic accident can happen in many settings and situations, certain industries or workers are more likely to be involved in such an event. Construction sites are prone to accidents due to falls at heights, machinery mishaps and explosions as well as a lack of adequate safety measures.
Truck drivers who are able to maneuver heavy vehicles and haul large loads may be more at risk of being involved in a serious accident. Workers in manufacturing, chemical production, and public safety personnel like firefighters and police officers are all at greater risk. In general high risk industries usually involve strenuous physical labour or operating machinery.
How can you get compensated?
If you have been in an accident you will likely know the feeling of mounting medical bills and losing income all too well. Workers who are injured at work can receive monetary benefits to help cover their expenses. Additionally you may be eligible for lifetime benefits if your injury is severe enough to cause permanent disability.
We advise that you speak to a lawyer who specialises in personal injury and compare law firms that primarily focus on personal injury to find the best representation for you. To see if you qualify to file a personal injury case in the state you were injured click here.
Approximate economic and pain and suffering damages using our Estimated Damages Calculator if you’ve been the victim of a catastrophic injury.
Summarized from an article by Banafshe Law Firm.
