Injuries come in many shapes and sizes.
Minor injuries, serious injuries, and even catastrophic injuries have all been classified and have different ranges of injuries that qualify.
Catastrophic injuries, like the name implies, are extremely serious injuries that can have life altering results.
A catastrophic injury typically occurs suddenly and without any sort of warning.
There are some injuries that are always considered to be catastrophic because they always have such an extreme impact on the person who is subject to the injury.
Some of these injuries include brain injuries, spinal injuries, accidental amputations, severe degree burns, multiple bone fractures, and a variety of other neurological disorders.
In many instances, this variety of accident results in a large degree of disruption to the central nervous system which leads to disturbances in other areas.
Some of the most common indicators of a catastrophic injury are a loss of movement, nerve damage resulting in a loss of sensation, and decreased cognitive and communicative abilities.
The injury may have an impact on the respiration and circulation systems as well as the skin, the urinary system, the entire digestive system, and a variety of other body functions.
Once a person has been affected by a catastrophic injury, managing the injury can be a complicated process on a daily basis.
An experienced team of health professionals will most likely be necessary.
In addition, changes to the entire lifestyle are to be expected.
Long-term, the needs of an individual who has suffered a catastrophic injury are much greater than those of an individual who has had a less severe injury.
Some injuries that are classified as catastrophic can be healed if proper medical treatment is received at an early stage.
In many injury cases, the long-term consequences of the injury are not evident until years or months after the initial injury.
For example, a child that experiences a serious injury may not have disabilities or affected abilities until the child is older or hits a growth spurt.
If the injury was to a bone in the form of a fracture, later surgeries may be necessary to accommodate the growth of the bones.
In the same vein, burn victims may have to have any number of surgeries to allow for motion and movement as scar tissue ages and adapts.
Catastrophic injuries have an impact not just on the victim but also on the entire family.
Life plans can change and require drastic adjustments due to the care required for this type of injury.
Minor injuries, serious injuries, and even catastrophic injuries have all been classified and have different ranges of injuries that qualify.
Catastrophic injuries, like the name implies, are extremely serious injuries that can have life altering results.
A catastrophic injury typically occurs suddenly and without any sort of warning.
There are some injuries that are always considered to be catastrophic because they always have such an extreme impact on the person who is subject to the injury.
Some of these injuries include brain injuries, spinal injuries, accidental amputations, severe degree burns, multiple bone fractures, and a variety of other neurological disorders.
In many instances, this variety of accident results in a large degree of disruption to the central nervous system which leads to disturbances in other areas.
Some of the most common indicators of a catastrophic injury are a loss of movement, nerve damage resulting in a loss of sensation, and decreased cognitive and communicative abilities.
The injury may have an impact on the respiration and circulation systems as well as the skin, the urinary system, the entire digestive system, and a variety of other body functions.
Once a person has been affected by a catastrophic injury, managing the injury can be a complicated process on a daily basis.
An experienced team of health professionals will most likely be necessary.
In addition, changes to the entire lifestyle are to be expected.
Long-term, the needs of an individual who has suffered a catastrophic injury are much greater than those of an individual who has had a less severe injury.
Some injuries that are classified as catastrophic can be healed if proper medical treatment is received at an early stage.
In many injury cases, the long-term consequences of the injury are not evident until years or months after the initial injury.
For example, a child that experiences a serious injury may not have disabilities or affected abilities until the child is older or hits a growth spurt.
If the injury was to a bone in the form of a fracture, later surgeries may be necessary to accommodate the growth of the bones.
In the same vein, burn victims may have to have any number of surgeries to allow for motion and movement as scar tissue ages and adapts.
Catastrophic injuries have an impact not just on the victim but also on the entire family.
Life plans can change and require drastic adjustments due to the care required for this type of injury.