An automobile accident is the number one cause of serious bodily injury in the Central Valley. In some cases, the accident itself causes an amputation, and just about any significant injury to one’s arms, legs or hands can turn into a surgical amputation.
When this happens, the victim is facing some significant changes in their life. The trauma of the accident can take a long time to process, and then facing life without a limb will mean even more emotional trauma. The victim will also undergo changes in the way they accomplish everyday physical functions that they used to take for granted.
Facing Life With Amputation Injury
After the initial shock of the accident and subsequent surgeries, the victim of an amputation injury will face a long road to recovery. Some of the phases of recovery that the victim will face are:
- Post-Operative Recovery: The surgery can be an attempt to save the person’s extremity or to surgical amputate the injured body part. After surgery, the body must heal itself so that pain levels will come down and the person can begin the rehabilitation process.
- Rehabilitation: In many cases, the muscles left near the wound, and the supporting muscles need to be strengthened and circulation to the wound region needs to be increased so that the next step will succeed.
- Fitted with Artificial Device: The surgeon will begin the process by shaping the end of the bone and muscle to more readily accept a device, and then around two to three weeks after surgery, the patient will begin working with their device.
- A lifetime of Adjustment and Coping: It sometimes takes months or even a year to get fully acclimated to the device, and the emotional adjustment and wounds can take much longer to heal.
Types of Accidents that Can Cause Amputations
An amputation injury can be caused by many types of auto accidents as well as other injury accidents. At Maison Law, we’ve seen these injuries come from many common causes and have helped our clients with the legal and financial part of their injury. We feel that the victim has many challenges ahead of them, and getting fair compensated shouldn’t be one of them.
Some of these accidents are:
- Head-On Collision
- Rollover Accidents
- Ejections
- Fiery Crashes
- T-Bone/Broadside
- Rear-End
- Pedestrian Accident
- Bicycle Collision
- Construction Site
- Farm Equipment Malfunction
- Chemical Burns
Damages Claimed for an Amputation Injury
If the injury was caused by someone else’s negligence, then the law requires them to pay for all of the injury-related costs including economic damages which are those that have a definable monetary amount like medical bills. The law also allows for less tangible things to be claimed like pain and suffering and loss of quality of life.
- Medical Bills
- Pain and Suffering
- Lost Time from Work
- Cost of Medical Devices
- Rehabilitation
- Future Changes to Device and Fittings
- Permanent Disability
- Permanent Disfigurement
- Future Loss of Earnings
- Vocational Retraining
- Loss of Quality of Life
- Emotional Anguish
- Counseling and Therapy
- Depression
All of these are compensable as well as any financial loss associated with the accident. At Maison Law, we know what you have ahead of you, and we make it our mission to help you face the long road to recovery without the worry over your finances.
Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer.
After an accident involving a serious injury in the Central Valley, contact attorney Martin Gasparian for a free consultation and case evaluation. Mr. Gasparian takes a hands-on approach to every case. He believes that every client should work directly with their lawyer, get honest advice and personalized attention to detail their case deserves.
