Catastrophic Injuries
What is a catastrophic injury?
Catastrophic injuries can change a person’s life in an instant. These injuries have a serious impact because of their nature; they may be permanent or disabling.
Catastrophic injuries caused by crashes, medical malpractice or even sports injuries may impact a person immediately and for years in the future. Here’s a little bit about these injuries and what you should know:
What injuries are considered “catastrophic?”
Catastrophic injuries include injuries such as neck and head injuries, spinal cord injuries, fatalities and permanent-disability injuries. Some common injuries considered catastrophic include:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Heart attacks/Cardiac arrest
- Cardiac disruption
- Heat stroke
- Strokes
These injuries may be traumatic or systemic. In most cases, traumatic injuries are the injuries seen in court cases, because they’re caused by outside forces like a crash or direct impact. In some cases, people can recover from catastrophic injuries, but many injuries are so severe that they leave a person with lasting disabilities.
After a catastrophic injuries, individuals and their families should be looking into their legal options. These injuries aren’t going to just “go away” over time, and there is likely to be a period of time where a person can’t work or needs extensive assistance.
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Source: National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, “Definitions,” accessed June 15, 2018
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