Head, neck, and back injuries are the most common types of injuries that arise in a car accident. These injuries may be so severe to the point that they are diagnosed as permanent disabilities. Specifically, your treating physician may conclude that no other modern medical treatment could improve your injury and that it is unlikely to heal on its own over time. If you receive this bad news, you must attempt to seek justice by holding the responsible party of your car accident accountable. So, without further ado, please continue reading to learn the damages you might incur from a permanent disability and how an experienced Tampa car accident lawyer at Merricks Law Group, P.A. can help you recover them.
What medical damages might I incur from a permanent disability after a car accident?
With your permanent disability, you may have to seek medical care for the rest of your lifetime. This is because, while your condition may be unable to improve, it still needs to be managed so it does not worsen. Therefore, in your personal injury claim, you may fight to have the responsible party of your car accident financially compensate you for the following medical, economic damages:
- The cost of your initial ambulance trip and emergency room visit from the scene of your car accident.
- The cost of your current and future hospitalizations, surgeries, rehabilitation classes, therapy sessions, etc.
- The cost of your current and future prescription medications, handicap assistive devices, etc.
- The cost of transportation to and from your required medical appointments.
- The cost of renovating your home with handicap-accessible features.
What other damages might I incur from a permanent disability?
Evidently, your medical expenses may be the most significant economic damage you incur in the aftermath of your car accident. But there are other economic damages associated with your permanent disability that you should account for in your personal injury claim. This may be in addition to the non-economic damages you now suffer. More specific examples of both read as follows:
- Possibly relevant economic damages:
- The cost of the wages you have missed out on thus far.
- The cost of the earning capacity you will miss out on indefinitely.
- The cost of hiring third parties to perform your domestic duties on your behalf.
- Possibly relevant non-economic damages:
- Your chronic physical pain and emotional suffering.
- Your embarrassment in social settings with your visible disfigurements.
- Your post-traumatic stress disorder with riding in a car ever again.
- Your lost enjoyment in life and overall diminished quality of life.
This blog is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to personal injury laws in the state of Florida. So for more information, please reach out to a skilled Tampa auto accident lawyer from Merricks Law Group, P.A.
