Have you suffered a catastrophic or traumatic Injury?
Victims in catastrophic injuries often face enormous medical expenses, a loss of income from time off the job, a painful path to recovery, or even a permanent loss of quality of life. Those hurt are left trying to put the pieces of their life back—alone and without direction.
What is a catastrophic or traumatic injury?
Catastrophic injuries are those that permanently impact your life, your enjoyment of life, your day-to-day activities, or your physical appearance, as well as substantially increasing your overall medical expenses.
Catastrophic/traumatic injuries include:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal chord injuries
- Amputations
- Burn injuries
- And more
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBIs) occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can occur when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue.
Regardless of the severity, any type of brain injury can impact your life forever. TBIs can have widespread physical and psychological effects. Some signs or symptoms appear immediately while others may not appear for days or weeks later.
As such, any symptom of a brain injury should be taken seriously and evaluated thoroughly by a medical professional. Some common symptoms of a TBI may include headache, nausea, vision problems, cognitive problems, depression, irritability, change in personality, or other emotional or behavioral problems.
Spinal cord injuries
The spinal cord is designed to relay messages between the brain and the rest of the body. An injury to your spinal cord may cause you to lose some essential functions if the nerves can no longer communicate with the brain.
A spinal cord injury results from a traumatic blow to the spine resulting in either fractured or dislocated vertebrae. Depending on the severity and location of the injury, a spinal cord injury can have a number of symptoms, such as loss of movement, loss of feeling in your extremities, loss of bladder control, and pain or burning sensations.
Burn injuries
Burn injuries are painful and can leave long-lasting physical and psychological scars. There are many types of burns caused by thermal, radiation, chemical, or electrical contact. Burns are classified as first, second, or third degree, depending on how severely they penetrate the skin’s surface.
First-degree burns are superficial and only affect the outer layer of skin. Second-degree burns involve the epidermis and part of the underlying layer of skin. Third-degree burns devastate the outer and inner layers of skin, destroying nerve endings in the area and leaving the victim with a potentially permanent loss of feeling.
Burns are one of the most expensive and traumatic injuries to treat.
Do I have a claim?
If you’ve suffered a catastrophic/traumatic injury, you may have a claim for your pain and suffering, loss of income, and future economic and non-economic damages.
Victims of catastrophic injuries should acquire the services of an attorney as soon as practical to ensure that all avenues of recovery are examined and just compensation is awarded to the client.
How can Williams & Williams help?
Our skilled trial lawyers will listen, learn the details of your accident and how it’s affected you, and build a persuasive case on your behalf to help bolster your claim.
Since 1936, we’ve recovered millions in damages for clients in Orangeburg County and across South Carolina. We will relentlessly advocate for your full and fair compensation.
What will it cost for Williams & Williams to handle my case?
We operate on a contingency fee, which means we don’t charge anything unless you recover damages.
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