CATASTROPHIC INJURY ATTORNEY IN ORLANDO

The brain is highly vulnerable to injury when a person endures significant outside force from either striking the ground or another object. Brain injuries affect more than 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year.

• Concussion: As the most common type of brain injury, concussions result when the brain strikes the inside of the skull. Concussions are caused by either a direct blow to the head with an object or from a whiplash injury.
• Coup-Contrecoup: Coup-contrecoup injuries occur when the force of an accident is strong enough to cause the brain to hit both sides of the skull, leaving two injury sites directly opposite one another.
• Contusion: Contusions are areas of bruising or bleeding that occur on the brain after an impact. Contusions generally require surgery to remove.
• Penetration: Penetration injuries occur when an object passes through the skull and into the soft tissue of the brain.
• Diffuse Axonal: This type of trauma results from a violent rotating or shaking of the head. Diffuse axonal injury is a major cause of persistent vegetative state after a head trauma.

From minor concussions to highly damaging penetration injuries, all head traumas are serious and require prompt medical attention. If you have accumulated medical bills after an accident caused by another person’s negligence, there is no time to waste in speaking with an Orlando traumatic brain injury attorney at Todd Miner Law®️ about your case.

We may be able to help you pursue compensation for some of the following damages:

• Lost income
• Lost earning capacity
• Past and future medical bills
• Rehabilitation
• Property damage
• Pain and suffering

While no amount of money can ever undo the damage caused by a traumatic brain injury, you have every right to seek justice by filing a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent parties responsible for your accident.

Paralysis injury victims who need to seek compensation must be certain that every type of damage is considered, for both current procedures and any that come in the future.

Forms of damages that should be considered in an injury claim following paralysis are:

• Immediate and emergency care after the accident
• Hospitalization and related costs
• Rehabilitation program fees
• Missed and reduced wages due to injury
• Changes made to living space (wheelchair ramps, handrails, etc.)
• Lessened quality of life or loss of enjoyment
• Suffering, trauma, and lingering pain

Total permanent paralysis – sometimes shortened to TPP in medical reports – will require the most compensation due to the fact that it will require the most medical treatment with the longest duration. Quadriplegia is arguably the most devastating form of paralysis, as it involves total permanent paralysis of all four limbs and often the muscles of the torso as well.

A paralysis injury is measured by severity and duration:

• Total: When a body part or organ is rendered completely unusable due to paralysis, it is defined as total.
• Partial: A body part or organ that can still complete some functions after a paralysis-inducing injury has experienced partial paralysis.
• Temporary: Some incidents of paralysis are expected to end once healing is completed or reaches a certain point; this is known as temporary paralysis.
• Permanent: Due to the general inability for nerves to heal themselves, many paralysis injuries, especially those that hit the spinal cord directly, will be permanent.