Spokane Injury Attorney
A serious personal injury can happen anywhere, at any time, to any one, and it takes only seconds to change your life forever. The effects of a serious personal injury can be short or long term, and personal injuries can result in temporary or permanent disability with suffering both physically and emotionally.
Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating head injury that can affect an entire family. TBI’s usually result from falls, automobile accidents, truck accidents, or blows to the head. Even if consciousness is not lost, brain damage can occur. Unfortunately, CT scans and MRI’s sometimes produce false negative results. Traumatic brain injuries are extremely difficult to diagnose and treat, especially because their symptoms mimic so many other conditions and diseases.
The effects of a traumatic brain injury can include:
- Memory loss
- Confusion
- Impaired reasoning skills
- Varying degrees of speech impairment
- Paralysis of the limbs
- Headaches
- Seizures
- Decreased hearing
- Vision loss
- Behavioral changes
- Insomnia
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Appetite changes
Contact our Spokane traumatic brain injury attorneys today.
Spinal Cord Injury
The spinal cord controls so many of our everyday activities and abilities. So, it is no wonder that a spinal cord injury can have devastating effects that last a lifetime. If your loved one has suffered from a spinal cord injury in an automobile accident, truck accident or from a fall, you well know the emotional, physical and financial toll this type of injury can take on the entire family.
In addition to accidents or falls, spinal cord injuries can also result from diseases such as polio and spinal bifida. Despite the cause of the injury, an injury to the spinal cord can result in loss of mobility and, in many cases, leave the victim permanently paralyzed.
Many people who have suffered spinal cord injuries need rehabilitation for the rest of their lives. Often times multiple surgeries are required in an attempt to repair the damage to the spinal cord. While there is no cure for spinal cord injuries, scientists are making advances in this very difficult medical field. Thankfully there are many trained medical professionals who can help your loved one deal with his or her spinal cord injury.
Whiplash Injury
Whiplash is an injury of the neck that is extremely common in motor vehicle accidents. Whiplash injury occurs when the neck and head are thrown about forcefully, beyond their normal range of motion. A whiplash injury typically damages the soft tissue in the neck, but it can also result in brain injury. Some other common causes of whiplash injury, besides car accidents, are sports injuries, falls, and shaken baby syndrome. Sadly, many young parents do not realize that shaking a baby out of frustration can cause permanent brain damage.
Depending on the severity of your whiplash injury, recovery may be quick or your symptoms can last for years, even resulting in permanent disability. Some of the more common symptoms of whiplash include
- Pain and stiffness in the neck
- Pain in the shoulders or shoulder blades
- Back pain
- Arm pain
- Jaw pain
- Weakness in the arms
- Loss of motion or decreased motion in the neck
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Vision problems
Burns
Burns are perhaps the most painful of all types of injuries and can seriously impact your movement and your quality of life. Even if your physical function is restored following a burn, burn injuries are often followed by emotional pain caused by a change in your appearance or severe disfigurement.
The experienced serious personal injury attorneys at Craig Swapp & Associates have represented many clients who have suffered burn injuries through no fault of their own. Some of the most common causes of burns that we see:
- Automobile accidents
- Truck accidents
- Aviation accidents
- House fires
- Chemical explosions
- Electrocution
Burn treatment is a very slow, painful, and expensive process that can involve skin grafts, reconstructive surgery and physical therapy. It is so very important that burn victims receive support and understanding from their loved ones during this very difficult time.
If you or a loved one has suffered a serious personal injury in or around Spokane, Washington, please contact Craig Swapp & Associates today to schedule your confidential, no-cost consultation. One call, that’s all.
