A coma is a condition that can happen after a catastrophic injury. While you may have heard of this type of medical condition before, what you may not know is there are different types of comas. If you have a loved one who is in a coma in a California hospital, it may be helpful to understand each type.
What is a catastrophic sports injury?
Catastrophic injuries can happen quickly and without much warning. Often, they are a result of an accident. However, if you play sports in California, then you are at risk for such an injury every time you play. Some of these may be minor, but some may be severe. Catastrophic sports injuries, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, is an injury that results in a permanent disability, serious damage to the body even if it heals completely or death.
Living with a spinal cord injury
At Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP, we understand that damages from catastrophic injuries in California go far beyond medical expenses. If you suffer a spinal cord injury and lose the use of your legs, for example, it has the potential to change everything about your life permanently.
Four common automobile accident injuries
Auto accidents are all too common in the United States. According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, 2.35 million people are injured or disabled in road crashes every year in the U.S.
