Amputation As A Result of A Catastrophic and Serious Personal Injury

Written by Adam Peck Category: Injury Law January 16th, 2013 2 min read

When an individual has been involved in a catastrophic, serious, and traumatic accident, he or she may be left without a body part as a result. An amputation is the removal of a body part. This may occur as the injury itself, or it may occur as a result of the injury.

When the amputation is the injury itself, it means that the victim of the accident had a limb severed in the course of the catastrophic accident. This may happen when an individual is involved in an accident that involves a large structure or sharp object falling on them.

While limbs can be reattached in some cases, many times they receive too much damage and are beyond reattachment. This happens when an individual suffers severe nerve damage, the limb is crushed, or the limb dies because it has been detached for too long. In other cases, individuals may have to have body parts surgically removed as a result of the accidents that they have been in. This occurs when a body part is severely damaged and has no chance of being repaired. Often, these irreparable body parts are dangerous to the individual’s heath, which is why they must be removed.

In other cases, they may cause an individual a great deal of pain and suffering if left attached. In either case, victims of amputations, usually referred to as amputees, may be entitled to financial compensation if another person’s negligence was the actual and proximate cause of the accident that resulted in the the victim’s unnecessary pain and suffering.

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Written by Adam Peck

Expertise: Personal Injury

Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.