There are many different ways you can be injured in an accident. Any area of your body that suffers an impact or any other type of contact with another body, the ground, or a hard surface in the accident can be injured. Sometimes, an injury to one area of the body limits or causes secondary injury to another area of the body. This can happen when a patient suffers a shoulder injury.
Whenever an accident victim suffers an injury that his or her actions did not directly cause, he or she can file a personal injury claim to seek compensation for any financial damages related to the injury. These include the victim’s medical bills, his or her lost wages now and projected future earnings he or she cannot earn because of an injury-related disability, and his or her pain and suffering damages, which include all intangible expenses linked to the accident.
When a shoulder suffers an impact, it can be injured. Accidents that can result in shoulder injuries include:
If you are injured in any type of accident, it is critical to your physical recovery and the foundation of any personal injury claim you choose to file that you receive prompt medical attention. If your accident happened in or near Green Bay, your closest hospital options are Aurora BayCare Medical Center and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center.
At the shoulder’s center is the shoulder joint, a ball and socket joint that makes it possible for the arm to rotate completely. Three bones, the scapula, the clavicle, and the humerus, comprise the shoulder along with numerous muscles and the tendons and ligaments that keep them in place. Because there are so many components to the shoulder, there are numerous ways a victim’s shoulder can be injured. These include:
Over time, symptoms of an untreated shoulder injury can become worse. The victim can suffer from chronic pain or stiffness in the affected shoulder and as the years pass, reduced strength and range of motion. Other long-term complications an accident victim can suffer from a shoulder injury include:
Through a personal injury claim with the help of an Appleton shoulder injury lawyer, a victim can seek compensation for the damages he or she suffered because of another party’s negligence. In Wisconsin, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims is three years from the date of the accident.
A personal injury claim needs a substantial body of evidence in order to be successful. Otherwise, there is no way for the insurance provider or the court to link the claimant’s injury with another party’s negligence and thus cannot hold that other party liable for the victim’s damages. Evidence to support a personal injury claim should show when, how, and why an injury occurred. It can include:
If you are facing financial damages because of a shoulder injury you suffered due to another party’s negligence, you could be entitled to file a personal injury claim to seek compensation for these damages. To learn more and start working on your claim, contact our team of experienced personal injury lawyers in Appleton at Hammett, Bellin & Oswald, LLC today to schedule your initial case evaluation in our office.
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