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Common causes of serious injury claims
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
Physical harm to the brain can occur in all sorts of different ways but Traumatic Brain Injuries are typically caused by physical trauma to the head caused as a result of a road traffic accident, a fall, accident at work and so on.
No brain injured person will experience precisely the same symptoms and problems, and the effects can be temporary or permanent.
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) can be defined as damage or trauma to the spinal cord that results in impaired function causing reduced mobility or sensation.
These injuries are associated with serious neurological damage and can result in paraplegia, tetraplegia or even death.
Amputation Injuries
Whether you have had to undergo a lower, upper or multiple limb amputation as a result of an incident that was not your fault, our serious injury lawyers can help you to rebuild your life again.
Chronic Pain
If you suffer with chronic, life-altering pain as a result of an injury caused in an accident, you may be able to claim compensation.
Internal Organ Injuries
Injuries to internal organs can occur through blunt trauma from colliding with another object. Organ damage can also be caused by penetrating trauma which is caused by an object piercing the organ.
Severe Psychiatric Injuries
Psychological injuries can occur from experiencing traumatic events and can develop in a variety of forms including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Adjustment Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and many more.
It is important to note that witnessing traumatic events can also result in Nervous Shock, another psychiatric injury that many people do not realise they have as a secondary victim of an incident.
Industrial Disease
Industrial diseases can develop from unsafe exposure to dangerous substances or environments and can include lung disease, skin disease, work-related cancer or asbestos related injuries.
Some of the type of accidents that serious injuries can occur from are as follows: -
Road Traffic Accidents
Serious injury can occur on the road whether you were the driver/passenger of a car, motorcycle, a cyclist or even a pedestrian.
Workplace Accidents
Life-changing injuries can occur at any workplace and in any job, but are most common in Construction, Factories, Warehouses and Refuse Collection.
Sports Accidents
Professional and amateur athletes alike can suffer career-ending injuries whilst playing sport.
Rail/Air/Cruise Accidents
In the situation where a train, plane or cruise ship crashes, survivors of such accidents may sustain severe injuries.
Livestock/Farming Accidents
Farms are dangerous environments, and a variety of accidents can occur there. Serious injury can also arise from pregnant women coming into contact with livestock.
Product Liability
Accidents can occur resulting from faulty/dangerous products.
Public Liability
If you were involved in an accident in a public place that was due to someone else’s negligence, you may be able claim compensation for your injuries.
It is important to note, that not all serious injury claims can arise from accidents. Our experienced lawyers have dealt with numerous claims for psychological injuries that have occurred as a result of sexual assault or other criminal assault incidents.
Our lawyers can therefore also advise you on:-
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) claims
If you have sustained injury as a result of violent crime, the government funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is a scheme designed to award you compensation.
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How we can help you make a serious injury claim
It can take courage and can initially feel daunting approaching a medical negligence solicitor. This is particularly so when wishing to challenge the treatment and care provided by a highly qualified professional, who we hold in high regard and who we place our health and trust in.
It is important to appreciate that mistakes happen in any situation involving human beings, regardless of how well trained, skilled, experienced and caring they are. Where mistakes are made and harm is caused with regard to patient care there are consequences that may lead you to consider instructing a solicitor to bring legal action on your behalf.
You may not be considering financial compensation once medical negligence has arisen - you may want to make sure that nobody else experiences the same injury that you did. This is entirely understandable. As humans, we trust in the training and expertise of our healthcare professionals and don’t expect harm to be caused. Many patients want lessons to be learned to prevent further harm for others.
Pursuing a claim against a healthcare professional (public and private) does raise awareness. Pursuing a claim leads to investigation and scrutiny and consideration of existing policies and procedures and to further training. It also allows for a financial settlement to be awarded which places a patient in a better position than they may have otherwise been.
