Concord Catastrophic Personal Injury Attorneys
Catastrophic injuries are injuries that are life-altering. In most cases, the entire family is affected by the health care needs and disabilities caused by a catastrophic injury. It is not uncommon for a loved one to quit their job or give up their career to stay home and take care of a seriously injured family member. If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury as a result of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing or because of a defective product, our Concord catastrophic personal injury attorneys are here to help you recover maximum compensation.
Short-Term and Long-Term Costs of Catastrophic Injury
Although the initial costs of catastrophic injury are overwhelming, most victims and their families have no idea how much higher the lifetime costs will be. The short-term expenses of a catastrophic injury typically include:
- Emergency medical care
- Surgery and other medical treatments
- Lengthy hospitalization
- Initiating rehabilitation and therapy
- Special equipment necessary in the home
Long-term expenses can include:
- Home health care
- Custodial care
- Further medical procedures for the injury itself
- Ongoing therapy
- Medical treatments for secondary conditions and complications
- Ongoing purchases or rental of medical equipment
- Medications, medical supplies, and nutritional support
- Home modifications to accommodate disability
- Purchase and maintenance of a special vehicle and equipment, such as a wheelchair van and lift
Additionally, when someone else has caused your injuries, compensation is meant to make you whole again, so it needs to cover more than just the bare necessities of your care. You need enough compensation to account for a lifetime of lost earnings and give you access to the most advanced medical treatments so that you have the best possible chance of making a full recovery or regaining the maximum possible function.
Our Concord catastrophic personal injury attorneys work with medical and economic experts to estimate and prove the long-term expenses you can expect as a result of your injuries.
Examples of Catastrophic Injuries
Examples of catastrophic injuries include:
- Spinal cord injury
- Brain injury
- Paralysis
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- Severe burns
- Amputation
- Organ damage or loss
- Crush injury
- Multiple broken bones and fractures
- Severe scaring
- Debilitating or terminal illness
- Severe, chronic pain
- Vision loss
- Hearing loss
- Neurological damage
If you or someone you love has suffered a catastrophic injury as a result of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing in North Carolina, please do not wait until it is too late to seek compensation. Call the Concord catastrophic personal injury attorneys at the McIntosh Law Firm at (704) 892-1699 or contact us online right away to schedule your free initial consultation.
