Motor vehicle accident injuries can easily turn your life upside down. Both the injury victim and their family members will face expenses, hardship, emotional distress, and inconvenience as a result of the severe injury. Although a crash can easily cause catastrophic injury, that doesn’t mean the trauma is immediately apparent.
Some of the most common car accident injuries may not display symptoms until hours, days, or even weeks after the crash:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Fractures
- Internal trauma
- Spinal trauma
- Infection
- Brain bleed
- Soft-tissue injuries
- Partial disability
As long as the delayed injury is a result of the car accident, you most likely still have a claim to pursue compensation with the help of an attorney. Even though time has passed since the date of the crash, the attorney can determine if your claim is still within the time limit set by your state’s statute of limitations. These laws set a timeframe in which a person can file an injury claim, starting from the date of the accident.
These serious physical injuries can lead to a wide array of problems and consequences, regardless of when they are diagnosed:
- Inability to perform your former job duties
- Diminished quality of life
- Difficulty enjoying the same activities or lifestyle you did previously
- Difficulty caring for yourself and living independently
- Pain, discomfort, and suffering caused by the injury
- Lowered sense of self-worth or self-esteem
Some of these things are hard to put a dollar amount on, but they all are aspects of how you were affected by the injury, and the consequences you are now suffering for an injury caused by someone else.
An experienced accident attorney in your area pursues compensation on your behalf. In the event of a successful lawsuit or out-of-court settlement, compensation may be awarded for loss of wages, medical bills, pain and suffering, and emotional distress. Please find an attorney in your area to find out what your options are for pursuing this compensation and justice.
