Catastrophic Injuries on the rise in New Mexico
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Scott Atkinson was admitted to practice in New Mexico in 1989; in Colorado in 1999; and in
Texas in 2005.
Catastrophic injuries in New Mexico are on the rise. Personal injury lawyer, Scott Atkinson warns
that a “catastrophic injury could be just around the corner, and your life could change in the blink
of an eye”.
Online PR News – 26-April-2010 The termcatastrophic injury refers to injuries that are literally
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catastrophic and life-altering. Injuries that turn one’s life upside down so drastically that life will never be the
same as it once was ever again. “Certainly people don’t think they are ever going to be in a situation where
something like that would happen to them. Unfortunately, catastrophic injury could be just around the
corner, and your life could change in the blink of an eye,” said Scott Atkinson, a New Mexico personal
injury lawyer .
When someone thinks catastrophic, they need to think very serious injuries. For example: several
categories of injuries are always classified as being catastrophic – multiple bone fractures, amputations,
spinal injuries, brain injuries, severe burns and other neurological disorders. Other injuries may involve
burns, organ damage, paralysis, paraplegia or quadriplegia. “They’re called catastrophic injuries for a very
good reason,” said Atkinson,” that’s because they send the central nervous system into a major upheaval,
which causes problems in other areas of the body.”
People who have sustained catastrophic injuries have a diminished ability to communicate, have cognitive
problems and often a loss of sensation as a result of nerve damage. Along with these issues, there may
also be a loss of movement. It is also entirely possible that due to the initial injury, whatever that may be,
that it directly affects the individual’s circulatory system and breathing, the urinary tract, the digestive system
and other crucial body functions. In other words, a person’s whole life has been changed and their body
won’t cooperate with them any longer. There is nothing more catastrophic than these kinds of injuries.
“For people who are living a life of constant struggle to just get through the day, the degree of care they often
need is very expensive. For the rest of their lives they will need personal and medical assistance. This is
one of the main reasons it’s best to call a skilled lawyer with experience in cases like this, as many of the
injuries have long term consequences not always visible until years later,” added Atkinson.
While things are difficult for the victim, the family also suffers along with them. It’s the family who does the
daily care, the medical appointments, the therapy and the general day-to-day care victims of catastrophic
injuries require. “As a personal injury lawyer, I go to bat for my clients and help them recover damages for
suffering, pain, lost wages, medical bills, loss of enjoyment of life, anguish and permanent disability,” said
Atkinson. The idea is to get a damage award high enough to provide care for the victim for the rest of their
lives.
Don’t wait to call a skilled New Mexico personal injury lawyer in the case of catastrophic injury. Every
second counts and every important detail about the accident needs to be preserved for evidence.
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Albuquerque
NM
87122
United States