Washington Brain Injury Attorneys - Fighting for the Rights of Brain Injury Victims

Few areas of the body remain as shrouded in mystery as the brain. Despite remarkable progress that's been made by the medical science industry, many brain injuries leave even the most accomplished doctors baffled and looking only for options that will make the patient more comfortable. If you are looking for help in regards to how to deal with your brain injury or that of someone you love, you will need some basic information.

Below you'll find a brief overview of the legal issues that surround a typical brain injury, as well as the common types of brain injuries, prognoses that tend to follow them, real-life results for those who suffer from them and how to proceed if you or someone you love has suffered a brain injury as a result of someone else's actions.

Common Causes of Brain Injuries

There are nearly as many causes of brain injuries as there are types of injuries to the brain. Basically, anyone who gets out and about can suffer from such an injury in almost any context. However, there are some causes that are more common than others, and a few of them are detailed below:
  • Auto accidents
  • Blunt force trauma
  • Athletic accidents
  • Slip and falls
  • Household accidents
  • Defective products
While the list above is far from exhaustive, they do represent common factors in brain injuries that result. While the cause of a brain injury needs to be defined in order to enforce an injured party's legal rights in Washington, much also depends on the type of brain injury that's occurred as a result of these causes in terms of the ultimate pursuit of damages.

Types of Brain Injuries

    The medical industry has classified brain injuries to some extent, and below you'll find a few common types of brain injuries described:
  • Edema - This term refers to a swelling of the brain, and many think of this as the common concussion. While this is sometimes accurate, an edema can be very dangerous because the brain can swell to a point where blood cannot enter the brain to deliver glucose and oxygen to the brain.
  • Hematoma - If a tissue injury or the tearing of a blood vessel occurs, it can lead to a pooling of blood on the brain that can be extremely dangerous. This is quite common after an auto accident, as it can take days for the bleeding into the brain to begin.
  • Loss of consciousness - Obviously, when someone is knocked out, he or she has suffered brain trauma. The severity of this condition can range in duration from barely a few seconds to days or even weeks in a coma. Most doctors feel that the longer a person is unconscious, the more serious the damage is to the brain.

Diagnoses of a Brain Injury

The diagnoses that follow common brain injuries can range in severity from just a few days of rest and recovery to invasive, life-risking brain surgery. It always depends on a few factors, including:
  • The severity of the injury
  • The part of the brain that's been injured
  • The medical history of the patient
  • The likelihood of recovery
  • The risk involved with the possible surgical techniques
There are situations where doctors can identify a brain injury but simply cannot operate to make the repairs. That's because it would do more damage to the patient to attempt to cut into the deeper parts of the brain than it would be to simply treat the injury.

Lifestyle Changes Because of a Brain Injury

Before explaining the general types of lifestyle results that can occur after a brain injury, it should be noted that traumatic brain injuries are the leading cause of death in people under the age of 45 in the United States, and as many as 5 million people are currently living with some form of permanent brain injury.

As a result, a person's lifestyle can be only slightly altered by taking a few days off from work to someone who is permanently disabled. Brain injury fallout can include:
  • Loss of memory
  • Chronic headaches
  • Loss of motor skills
  • Change in personality
Of course, there are many other potential lifestyle changes that can occur. Regardless, injuries like those to the brain almost always leave a wake of pain and suffering behind them.

Contact a Seattle Brain Injury Lawyer

Brain injuries are traumatic for many reasons. If you or someone you love has suffered a brain injury in Washington, you do have legal rights and options that need to be explored. Contact Phillips & Webster today to schedule a free initial consultation with one of our brain injury attorneys.
 



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