If you have been seriously injured in an accident that was not your fault, you should not have to pay the cost of medical treatment and lost income by yourself. Every state makes some kind of allowance for a valid personal injury claim if fault can be proven.
If you have been in a coma, it is likely you would have spent time in hospital under intense care, possibly for a long time. It is vital that you seek legal assistance if you have suffered any sort of serious injury so that you can attempt to make the party at fault pay for their negligence towards you. This can be harder than it seems. You may need the help of a very experienced personal injury attorney if you are going to achieve a satisfactory settlement.
Coma and Why a Brain Injury Can be an Expensive Injury
If you have been in a coma, it may have lasted for a brief period of just minutes or it could have lasted for weeks. In fact, some people have spent years in a coma before emerging from it, although fortunately this is rare.
A coma is not an injury itself, but a symptom of a significant (traumatic) brain injury. A person who is in a coma is in a state of suppressed consciousness. There are various degrees of severity. At the less serious end of the scale, someone who is suffering from a shallow comatose state may respond to being talked to, but in a disturbed and incoherent way. In a more severe coma, the victim may only partially respond to movement or speech. In the most severe state of coma, the person may not respond at all.
The longer someone is in a coma, the more costly it is going to be, in terms of hospital bills and lost wages or other income. There may be potential long term disabilities linked to the brain injury even after recovery from the coma itself.
Brain Injuries and Personal Injury Claims
Recovery from a coma, or being in a coma, is a symptom of a brain injury caused usually by a severe blow to the head. This may be the result of an auto accident, an accident while at work, a fall or when something heavy has hit the victim. Was the accident that caused the brain injury caused by someone else and do you think you can prove it? If the answer is yes to both these questions, it is important to make a personal injury claim as your long-term health may depend on a full and fair settlement.
Getting Help From the Right Personal Injury Attorney
Making a personal injury claim is not as easy as it might seem, even if you are convinced that you have plenty of evidence to prove who was responsible for your brain injury. There may be too much at stake to tackle negotiating with an insurance company on your own. They will be unlikely to admit fault easily or quickly. They may use every legal tool at their disposal to avoid settling, or at least making a fair settlement.
If you have recovered from a coma after a serious accident recently, you should waste no time and contact an experienced personal injury attorney. Because of the need to calculate potential future medical and other costs, it is important to use an attorney who has already had considerable experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases.
