Injuries to children involved in a car accident are usually serious and can lead to lifelong consequences for the injured child. The family often also suffers due to the injuries sustained by their child. If you have a child who has suffered any injury due to an auto accident, contact the Fort Worth child injury lawyers of Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers at (817) 935-8000 today for help. The initial consultation is free. Our team is ready to listen to you and discuss your rights and legal options.
Why Choose Our Fort Worth Child Injury Attorneys to Handle Your Case?
Personal injury attorneys know the law, the court system, and common injuries to look for and can apply the facts of your case to legal precedent. All of this ensures that you will obtain the best results possible in your situation. Why dabble in personal injury law after your child has been injured and risk losing the compensation to which you are legally entitled? Why risk your child’s future by not seeking the help of a seasoned professional? An experienced attorney like the ones at Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers will protect your rights and your child’s wellbeing. We will ensure you are not being lowballed by the insurance companies and the driver who injured your child.
An experienced personal injury attorney can also assess your case and identify its strengths and weaknesses. Every detail—from the road conditions on the day of the accident to whether or not your child was buckled up and in their child’s seat—matters in personal injury cases. Hiring an attorney from Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers who can tell you how to strategize your case and what to look out for if the insurance company is trying to mitigate damage awards will ensure you get every cent you deserve. You owe it to yourself and your child to make sure to give them the best possible outlook for the future, and Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers is the right choice to help you move forward with life.
Injuries to Children and Lifetime Consequences
While anyone involved in a car accident is bound to have injuries like bruising, fractures, cuts, and internal organ damage, children are at a far higher risk of suffering head injuries in a wreck. Head injuries can include anything from skull fractures to concussions, which often carry long-term (even lifelong) consequences. Although it is not an exhaustive list, here are some examples of the long-term repercussions that head injuries to children can have:
Psychological effects
Some children end up with psychological damage after experiencing injuries in a car accident. This damage may be present as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, or fears and phobias surrounding cars and driving.
Impaired cognition
Some head and brain injuries cause disabilities that may impair your child’s ability to go about everyday learning and completing tasks, both in and out of school.
Difficulty with motor functions
Any head trauma carries the risk of damaging and disabling certain parts of the brain. Some children who experience post-accident head trauma have problems with speaking, walking, standing upright, breathing, etc., due to a brain injury.
General developmental delays
Children who survive a car accident may seem fine right after the accident. But later, they will exhibit signs of developmental delay. Akin to impaired cognition, this will show itself in the child’s ability to learn or do new things, such as walking, talking, adding, subtracting, etc. Developmental delay is often diagnosed with developmental hallmarks relative to your child’s past. Still, it is an important aspect of trauma that should not be overlooked as time passes after an accident.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Presenting as confusion, blurry vision, difficulty concentrating, and irritability or moodiness, traumatic brain injury in children is an extremely serious consequence of head injuries. Though treatable, it can cost much money and take time to be diagnosed and addressed adequately by medical providers.
If your child has been involved in a car accident, no matter how severe the wreck, you must immediately take the child to a doctor. Obtaining exams and diagnoses of any immediate damage are key to early treatment and assessing the damages a negligent driver may have caused your child.
Do Not Rush To Settle—Some Injuries Take Time
Some injuries, even when severe, are not readily apparent right after an accident. It is important to take note of anything post-accident that seems particularly peculiar or unusual with your child. Sometimes post-accident brain and head injuries do not present until weeks or months after an incident. This is especially relevant if the child is very young or there is a general difficulty in communicating health and welfare issues with the child due to age, disabilities, or general delays. As a result, do not be too quick to settle with an insurance company offering you a quick settlement agreement. These settlement agreements will usually be lacking because they only address the injuries readily identifiable after the accident. They will not account for or cover future identified injuries once signed.
If you feel pressure from an insurance company to sign an agreement or you might prematurely sign an agreement due to the stress of the situation, call a Fort Worth personal injury attorney from Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers for guidance. An attorney can relieve you of the burden of this stressful choice. They will handle your case, analyze offered settlements, and ensure you are not settling for less than you deserve or less than you may need for your child’s injuries.
Contact Our Fort Worth Child Injury Attorneys
As experienced Fort Worth personal injury attorneys, the team at Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers can ensure your case is handled with the utmost care and knowledge. Our talented team will assess your case and pinpoint a successful strategy to get you the most out of the party or parties that caused injury to your child. Calling (817) 935-8000 today to schedule a free consultation is the first step to winning your case and getting the recovery you deserve for the damages your child and family have suffered.