Brain injury is one of the most sensitive and dangerous injuries that can happen during any accident.
Similarly brain injury claims are one of the trickiest claims to make.
The important factor that makes the claims so tricky is the nature of injury and symptoms of the injury.
Unlike other injuries, the effects and damage caused by this type of injury cannot be felt immediately and can be long lasting.
The injury can occur immediately after the accident or can develop later as a result of bleeding inside the brain.
So it brings the tough question of how do we actually make a claim? As a first step, diagnose your brain for any internal injuries caused.
This would certainly give a clear picture of the effects and also gives an idea of how much compensation to be claimed.
Brain injuries occur in different levels and the levels may range from a mild brain injury to a state of coma.
It is important that we record the level of the injury in order to make the correct claim.
The various stages of brain injury are o Coma - A state where the victim would remain unconscious at all times.
o Loss of physical movement - As the brain controls the functioning of all the parts of body it may also stop the functioning of legs, eyes, hands etc.
This kind of halt in functioning of body parts may force one to loss physical movement.
o Loss of Reflex - Brain plays a vital role in the reflex action of a human body, there are more chances that the reflex nerve get damaged during a brain injury.
o Traumatic Brain Injury - This level of brain injury may lead to a state of unconsciousness and confusion lasting for more than two weeks.
o Mild Brain Injury - This is a state where there is an immediate memory loss or a brief loss of consciousness.
The major reason for recording the level of the injury is to determine the cost required to treat the victim and bring him back to the normal life.
For any claim to be successful the two important factors are required they are witnesses and Police Report.
The witnesses to any claim are very important.
It is good to collect as much as information possible about witnesses who were at the accident scene.
If the accident is so severe and the victim becomes unconscious or unable to collect the witness details, the Police Report is another vital document to be pursued in order to get a successful claim.
One of the additional yet vital things to be considered in making a brain injury claim apart from the treatment cost is the cost involved to run a normal life for the victim's family.
This should also cover the cost involved in assisting the victims to have a complete rehabilitation.
Unlike other injuries, the treatment is not always 100% perfect in the case of an injury to the brain.
The after effects may occur even after years, so it is important that claim covers future loss due to the after effects of the injury.
Similarly brain injury claims are one of the trickiest claims to make.
The important factor that makes the claims so tricky is the nature of injury and symptoms of the injury.
Unlike other injuries, the effects and damage caused by this type of injury cannot be felt immediately and can be long lasting.
The injury can occur immediately after the accident or can develop later as a result of bleeding inside the brain.
So it brings the tough question of how do we actually make a claim? As a first step, diagnose your brain for any internal injuries caused.
This would certainly give a clear picture of the effects and also gives an idea of how much compensation to be claimed.
Brain injuries occur in different levels and the levels may range from a mild brain injury to a state of coma.
It is important that we record the level of the injury in order to make the correct claim.
The various stages of brain injury are o Coma - A state where the victim would remain unconscious at all times.
o Loss of physical movement - As the brain controls the functioning of all the parts of body it may also stop the functioning of legs, eyes, hands etc.
This kind of halt in functioning of body parts may force one to loss physical movement.
o Loss of Reflex - Brain plays a vital role in the reflex action of a human body, there are more chances that the reflex nerve get damaged during a brain injury.
o Traumatic Brain Injury - This level of brain injury may lead to a state of unconsciousness and confusion lasting for more than two weeks.
o Mild Brain Injury - This is a state where there is an immediate memory loss or a brief loss of consciousness.
The major reason for recording the level of the injury is to determine the cost required to treat the victim and bring him back to the normal life.
For any claim to be successful the two important factors are required they are witnesses and Police Report.
The witnesses to any claim are very important.
It is good to collect as much as information possible about witnesses who were at the accident scene.
If the accident is so severe and the victim becomes unconscious or unable to collect the witness details, the Police Report is another vital document to be pursued in order to get a successful claim.
One of the additional yet vital things to be considered in making a brain injury claim apart from the treatment cost is the cost involved to run a normal life for the victim's family.
This should also cover the cost involved in assisting the victims to have a complete rehabilitation.
Unlike other injuries, the treatment is not always 100% perfect in the case of an injury to the brain.
The after effects may occur even after years, so it is important that claim covers future loss due to the after effects of the injury.