When an individual has been involved in a traumatic accident, he or she may be left without a body part as a result. An amputation is the removal of a body part. This may occur as the injury itself, or it may occur as a result of the injury.
When the amputation is the injury itself, it means that the victim of the accident had a limb severed in the course of the accident. This may happen when an individual is involved in an accident that involves a large structure or sharp object falling on them.
While limbs can be reattached in some cases, many times they receive too much damage and are beyond reattachment. This happens when an individual suffers severe nerve damage, the limb is crushed, or the limb dies because it has been detached for too long. In other cases, individuals may have to have body parts surgically removed as a result of the accidents that they have been in. This occurs when a body part is severely damaged and has no chance of being repaired. Often, these irreparable body parts are dangerous to the individual's heath, which is why they must be removed.
In other cases, they may cause an individual a great deal of pain and suffering if left attached. In either case, victims of amputations, usually referred to as amputees, may be entitled to financial compensation if another person's negligence was the root cause of the accident that resulted in the the victim's unnecessary pain and suffering.
Individuals wishing to pursue financial compensation for their injuries should discuss their legal rights and options with an experienced personal injury lawyer to learn more about filing a case.
If you or someone you love was left without a body part after an accident that another person caused, discuss your case with the Atlanta personal injury attorneys of Webb, Wade, Taylor & Thompson, LLC, today..
James Witherspoon
