Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers Can Help You More than You Might Expect

Imagine this: you get into a car accident that is not your fault, causing damage to your vehicle and injury to your body. You have to go through the long and complicated process of making an insurance claim, going to the hospital for treatment, and finding a body shop to repair your car. Your results come back from the doctor a few weeks later, and it turns out that you also suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Now what? Unfortunately, an average of 2.8 million people suffer a TBI each year in the United States, which is a type of personal injury, of which about 50,000 usually result in a fatality. Those are some scary figures! There are about 280,000 hospitalizations each year for TBI-related injuries, and as we all know hospital bills can be very expensive. Page & Eichenblatt is a team of personal injury attorneys helping the victims of brain injuries to get the justice they deserve.

What are the Leading Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries?

Traumatic brain injuries and concussions are injuries to the brain that are the result of a significant jolt or blow to the head, neck, or even the body. These injuries are caused from horrific events, such as gunshot wounds or head trauma from abuse, as well as accidental events such as car accidents, workplace injuries, and sports-related injuries. According to the CDC, falling is another leading cause. Essentially, anything that would result in serious damage being done to someone’s head.

How Can You Detect a TBI?

Truthfully, brain injuries can be difficult to detect. Someone will typically experience confusion, fatigue, or an overall foggy feeling. People can also experience sudden, unusual mood swings, as well as headaches, dizziness, memory loss, vomiting, or seizures. Due to other medical conditions that have similar or overlapping symptoms, TBIs are often be missed in older adults. This is why it is so important to seek medical attention after any blow to the head, even if you think you feel okay.

How Can a Personal Injury Lawyer Help with a TBI?

TBIs and concussions can result in extensive hospital visits, for days, weeks, or even months at a time in some cases. Plus, they may require repeat visits and follow-up appointments for scans, testing, or to check the progress during treatment. In more extreme cases, it may even require an emergency surgery or the need for a rehabilitation facility or outpatient therapy. All of these medical bills will start to add up and being properly compensated for your injury will become increasingly more and more important. That’s where brain injury attorneys can help you. Personal injury lawyers like us here at Page & Eichenblatt are familiar with TBI injuries. We know that your medical bills will be expensive and so will the cost of lost earnings due to missing work. We will thoroughly investigate your case and the injury you sustained to make sure that you are compensated for medical bills, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and other damages that are a direct result of your brain injury.

Have You Suffered a Brain Injury?

Suffering a brain injury can be painful, scary, and very expensive. Hopefully now you understand the benefits of hiring a brain injury lawyer if you have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Please feel free to contact the personal injury lawyers at Page & Eichenblatt, P.A. by calling (407) 386-1900, or you can use our form to submit a request to receive a free case evaluation from us. Our team of experts have been helping the victims of TBIs and other personal injury accidents to receive a fair settlement for more than 25 years and we would be happy to help you too!