Written/Reviewed By:
Barry S. Kantrowitz, Esq.
Last Updated: Nov 19, 2020
Read Time: 3 mins
Many motorists face serious long-term challenges following an auto accident. These can include physical, emotional, and financial hardships. Before speaking with a car accident lawyer for Rockland and Bergen Counties about your injury claim, consider the potential long-term consequences of a car crash.
Permanent Injuries
Many bodily injuries have permanent consequences, including paraplegia. Additionally, severe burns can lead to scarring that remains forever. Broken bones can result in disfigurement that can make many routine tasks challenging. Additionally, brain injuries, including those that stem from concussions, can have long-term consequences that can be difficult to diagnose or treat.
Chronic Pain
Car accidents can result in long-term or permanent chronic pain. This chronic pain is most common in cases of nerve damage, which can result from injuries such as severe burns or spinal damage.
Emotional Issues
Not every scar that results from a car accident is visible. Many people face substantial emotional challenges long after their physical injuries heel. For some people, a severe accident can lead to post-traumatic stress syndrome. The fear that results from a serious accident could make it difficult or stressful for an injury victim to ever drive again.
Other emotional challenges that can result from a car accident include sleep disturbances, mood swings, depression, and anxiety. These complications can have long-standing effects on an accident victim and their personal relationships.
Living Adjustments
A serious car accident can dramatically alter the quality of life of an injured motorist. These complications can require that person to significantly adjust the way they live their life.
Many auto accident injury victims face unexpected financial challenges following a crash. The mountains of medical debt that can come with an injury can overwhelm the budgets of many families. These financial challenges are often complicated by the injury victim’s inability to maintain their employment.
Severe injuries can leave a person unable to work in the days or weeks following an accident. These injuries also have the potential to reduce that person’s future earning capacity. Permanent disabilities could cut deeply into a person’s earning power for the rest of their life.
Discuss compensation for the long-term effects of an accident with an attorney
The good news is that with aggressive legal action, you could recover compensation for each of these long-term consequences. While no amount of money can undo the emotional or physical harm you have faced, a fair settlement could provide you with the resources you need to get your life back on track. Call the attorneys of Kantrowitz, Goldhamer, Graifman, Perlmutter & Carballo, P.C. to learn more.
