Car Injury Compensation - Things You Should Know

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No matter how minor your injury may seem you may be able to claim compensation for a car accident if the accident is wholly or partly the fault of someone else. This may be the other driver but fault may also be established against a Local Authority in respect of defects in the road.

If you were unlucky enough to have been involved in a car accident which involved an uninsured driver or a hit and run driver, we can still help you receive personal injury compensation.

If you have been involved in a car accident and want to make a personal injury claim for compensation, we can help. We’re specialists in car accident claims and have successfully secured the maximum available car accident compensation for many satisfied clients.

The word ‘accident’ is something of a misnomer. Most car accidents are in fact someone’s fault. Car accidents can be caused by a number of factors including excessive speed, tiredness, lack of concentration, lack of care or even reckless, dangerous driving, or drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

CAR ACCIDENT INJURIES

Whatever degree of physical or psychological injuries have been suffered by you or a loved one, our role is to ensure compensation is awarded at a level that will cover your medical and care needs, not just for today but also any future medical expenses.

Your injuries may be relatively small or they could be more serious involving surgery, occupational therapy, rehabilitation and on-going drug treatment.

Your claim is of vital importance because it will provide the means to obtain the treatment and support you are entitled to and need, for as long as you need it.

MEDICAL TREATMENT EXPENSES

In a car accident compensation claim your first consideration is likely to be about funding any medical treatment.

Some road accidents involve expensive losses in relation to damage to vehicles and property. We know how important your vehicle can be, which is why we’ll work hard to secure compensation for you.

Many of our car accident clients find themselves off work for some time. We see it as a priority to establish financial stability for anyone making a car accident compensation claim.

WHIPLASH AND NECK INJURIES

Often whiplash symptoms appear several hours or more after an accident. While many of the symptoms of whiplash are short lived some may be longer lasting.

Whiplash is a neck injury that occurs when a sudden movement of the head – forward, backward or sideways – overstretches the ligaments in the neck often occurring as a result of a car accident. Whiplash symptoms can include:

 

  • Stiffness of the neck and a temporary loss of movement in the neck
  • Pain ranging from relatively mild discomfort to intense pain
  • Muscle spasms, pain in the shoulders and headaches
  • Dizziness, vertigo or ringing in the ears

 

The symptoms of whiplash can be particularly difficult for those with physical jobs that involve lifting or carrying. Driving can also be difficult due to the turning and rotational movement required.

WHIPLASH INJURY

Whiplash injury compensation is important because it helps you to restore the balance and get back to normal, physically and financially. To cope with and get past the pain and physical damage of whiplash you may need physiotherapy, which can be costly.

Our personal injury solicitors can advise you on the type of care, support and compensation that you’ll need.

If you have any doubts at all about who was to blame for the car accident, Contact Us Now.

When it comes to road traffic accident compensation, we have you covered. Put your trust in our accident claim solicitors and acquire compensation fast. For more information on road traffic accident claims, call us now on Free Phone 1 800 27 27 27 or simply email us using the enquiry form. One of our personal injury solicitors will contact you immediately.

Brain Injury

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The effects of a brain injury can vary from headaches and personality disorders up to complete loss of function. The struggle and sacrifices made by the victims and their families can be enormous. If a member of your family has suffered a brain injury you will be aware of the devastation this can cause. Some people do make a recovery whereas others can take years or never recover from the consequences.

Head/Brain Injuries

Brain injuries can occur for a variety of reasons:

  • Brain tumours
  • Epilepsy
  • Vascular causes like strokes or bleeds into the brain
  • Metabolic causes like a lack of oxygen to the brain or low blood pressure
  • Infections such as meningitis

Brain Injuries as a result of Medical Negligence

However sometimes they are as a result of a medical negligence and if that is the case you can issue proceedings to compensate you for the injury caused.

Birth injuries

  • Inadequate, or inappropriate treatment or a mistake in the treatment of the underlying cause of the illness
  • Inadequate or inappropriate treatment of the underlying condition like an infection
  • Surgical errors
  • Delays in diagnosis and or treatment
  • Prescription errors

Consequences of a Brain Injury

The effects of a brain injury depend on the nature of the underlying cause of the injury. For example a lack of oxygen to the brain can lead to subtle injury like memory loss all the way up to a persistent vegetative state, a delay in diagnosis of a condition like hydrocephalus, a raise in intracranial pressure, sometimes known as water on the brain can lead to eyesight problems due to damage to the nerves in the eye, to personality changes.

What should you do?

In order to be successful, you have to prove that the person you are making a claim against owed the injured person a duty of care and that they were in breach of that so that the care received fell below the standard that could reasonably be expected from an equally qualified specialist in the field and also that that lack of care directly led to the injury which was reasonably foreseeable consequence of the actions or omissions of the treating physician.
If you feel that the results of a particular surgical procedure or action or omission on the part of a hospital or GP has led to a brain injury in a loved one then you may be able to pursue a claim for compensation.

For More Information Call Barry Healy & Company Solicitors now on 047 71556

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