Compensation for Amputation Injuries
Amputation in Washington State can be caused when a limb(s) are crushed or severed in a car accident, trucking accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, or work place accident. Amputees face a series of challenges after the accident that can be life changing and require compensation in order to cope with the changes in their future. The experienced lawyers at Phillips Law Firm will help you seek proper compensation for your injury.
Amputation Injuries in Washington State
What Causes Amputation?
- Negligent Driving
Negligent driving is DUI, speeding, and other reckless behavior that can cause a wreck and change an innocent victim’s life forever.
- Personal Injuries
Sometimes a personal injury is so severe that, though the amputation does not happen up front, doctors realize that they can’t save the limb.
- Improper Care
Infection is rampant in some public and private medical care facilities which can cause some patients to lose a limb when they should have.
- Unsafe Workplace
Improper signage and policies that have worker safety in mind can lead to a devastating amputation injury.
- Lack of Training – Many amputation injuries are caused by lack of training on dangerous industrial machines (augers, presses, etc).
- Lack of Supervision
Studies have shown that a lack of supervision on a job site can lead to a serious increase in worker injuries, many of these require amputation.
- Medical Malpractice
Statistics have shown that there are nearly 1000 botched medical procedures every day in the United States. A portion of these lead to amputation.
What Are Some Amputation Complications?
- Neuroma
Amputation means severed nerves. When nerve ends heal, they can potentially form into a chaotic ball called a neuroma that can send constant pain messages to the brain.
- Bad Surgical Technique
Amputations that are performed surgically involve folding the skin over the exposed wound. If this procedure is poorly performed causing a thin pad of skin or fat deposits at the end of the stump, then painful complications can arise later.
- Bone Spurs
The end of the bone where the amputation occurred sometimes develops tiny spurs, which may cause irritation of adjacent muscles and severe pain with movement.
- Age
Aging causes your blood flow to decrease to the amputated area, your skin gets thinner there, your muscles and fat pads become smaller. This can effect the way a prosthesis fits and increases the chance of infection.
- Disuse
If the residual limb is not used and exercised, it will get progressively weaker, the bones with get softer and easier to damage.
- Phantom Pain
Phantom pain is very common and involves the amputee feeling the limb as if it were there. Amputees feel the sensation on and off all of their lives.
We will seek compensation for:
- Medical costs – Emergency, hospital, and fees.
- Ongoing medical costs – Physical and mental therapy, pharmaceuticals, and speech therapy.
- Loss of income – Lost wages and potential income.
- Pain and suffering – We seek general damages and special damages.
- Lost quality of life – Due to permanent personal injury or other factors.
Our Assessment is FREE. All you need to do is:
- 1) Realize that you deserve compensation for your injuries or lost loved one(s).
- 2) Fill out the box in the upper left.
- 3) Have whatever relevant paperwork you possess ready.
- 4) We will get back to you immediately.
