Maison Law represents brain and head injury victims in California, including those who are left with brain damage due to an anemic anoxia injury. We stand by our clients through a difficult recovery and ensure they receive the support they need now and, in the years ahead. Victims and their families should contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what type of support you’ll need to heal from a brain injury and how to hold an at-fault party fully responsible.
Do I Need a Lawyer After an Anemic Anoxia Injury?
If your brain injury is serious and was caused by someone else’s carelessness, it’s a good idea to speak with a California Anemic Apoxia Injury Lawyer. You might need weeks or months of intensive care. Some patients deal with the consequences of brain trauma their entire lives.
When insurance adjusters see the enormous medical bills involved, they’ll use many tactics to get out of having to cover your costs. They look to blame you for your accident or try to use company doctors to convince you your injury isn’t all that serious. Sadly, many victims sign off on settlement agreements that leave them paying for their own care in the future. Your California Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer is your safeguard against these tactics. Your lawyer fully investigates your case so the facts can’t be changed and then demands the maximum in benefits for you and your family.
What Are the Dangers of Anemic Anoxia in Personal Injury Accidents?
According to health experts at the Cleveland Clinic, cerebral hypoxia is the condition in which a victim’s brain doesn’t get enough oxygen. Anemic anoxia is a severe form of hypoxia, leaving victims with a sudden, total (or nearly total) loss of oxygen flow to the brain. This oxygen is vital to permit the brain to send messages through the nervous system to control breathing, movement, sight, and hearing.
Without oxygen, some brain cells start to die in about 4 minutes. Patients can fully recover from a short lack of oxygen, but most victims of more serious oxygen depletion in the brain never heal completely and some lose their lives to anoxia.
Accidents of all kinds can leave victims vulnerable to head and brain injuries. When someone’s negligence leaves a patient with a head injury that causes life-threatening hypoxia or anoxia, victims should be getting financial support throughout their battle to recover.
What Types of Injuries and Accidents Cause Anemic Anoxia?
Cerebral hypoxia can be the result of many of the personal injury risks that California residents are exposed to each day. These are a few of the injuries that might cause a loss of oxygen to the brain:
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
- Smoke Inhalation
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Suffocation and Choking
- Electrocution
- Near-drowning
These injuries that cut off oxygen to the brain are often caused by the carelessness of others. Oxygen might be cut off from the brain when a reckless driver crashes head-on into another motorist. A landlord’s mistake could leave a tenant without oxygen in an apartment filled with carbon monoxide. A hotel or waterpark might provide an unsafe pool experience that leads to near-drowning and permanent brain damage. A store owner might leave wires exposed where a shopper could come in contact with electricity and suffer an oxygen-deprived brain.
Victims and their families can seek injury support in a personal injury lawsuit and hold those at fault fully accountable. Unfortunately, lawyers for those at fault and insurance adjusters don’t always make it easy for victims to secure support for recovery.
What Type of Hardships Should I Seek Compensation For After Suffering Brain Trauma?
Anemic Anoxia victims can require life-long help returning to as normal life as possible. In some cases, victims require help just getting from one room to the other. In severe cases, patients may need nursing home care for the rest of their lives.
With a devastating brain injury, victims may not ever be able to earn a paycheck again and support their families. In other cases, patients may be able to get training to begin a new career their injuries will allow them to perform.
These are all considerations a Maison Law brain injury attorney would consider when deciding how much is appropriate in an injury settlement check from an insurance company.
These and other factors should play a major role in how much support a victim should demand:
- Medical Expenses. Now and those expected in the future.
- Rehabilitation. Victims with serious brain injuries often require physical therapy, speech therapy, and other rehabilitation to better cope with life with a disability.
- Home Renovation and Medical Equipment. Therapy continues once the patient is able to return home. Changes to the home could be necessary to give patients the best chance at resuming their lifestyles. Routine medical equipment replacement could also be a monthly or yearly cost.
- Career Training – An injury might leave the victim unable to perform previous job duties. Retraining or college courses may be needed to obtain a new career. If a personal injury victim can’t perform any job, then an insurance company may be required to provide a lifetime of financial support.
- Income Reimbursement – The time patients spend in recovery will usually mean paychecks lost at work. This income and any benefits lost must be compensated.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my family seek support if a loved one is lost to a brain injury?
Yes. Families can file a wrongful death claim if someone’s negligence causes a loved one’s brain injury and death. Those left behind should receive help with burial costs and in paying remaining medical bills. Families should also be able to count on support in the future when a loved one’s income will no longer be available.
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim?
Two years. You have 24 months from the date of your accident to file an injury claim. But you should act quickly. Waiting can make it harder to find evidence and track down witnesses. It could also delay your compensation.
What if I can’t afford a California Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer?
You won’t need any upfront money to hire a Maison Law attorney. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then, our fee comes out of the support the at-fault party must provide.
Contact a California Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Today
If you or somebody close to you suffered a brain injury involving diffuse axonal damage, you should speak with a local lawyer. The insurance company for the careless person who caused an accident should be held fully accountable for all recovery costs. To determine what your next step should be, contact a California Anemic Anoxia Injury Lawyer for a free, no-obligation case review.
If you need our help earning every benefit possible, it doesn’t cost a penny to retain us to represent you. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you and your family. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money an insurance company is forced to provide to you.
