A catastrophic injury is one which is devastating and usually permanent in nature causing you life-altering consequences. They have a severe impact on not only your life, but the lives of your family and friends as well. These types of injuries usually occur abruptly with no warning. Any injuries or conditions that cause impairment of at least one vital bodily function or a permanent loss of earning capacity are considered catastrophic. They include injuries such as the following.

· Accidental partial or total amputation
· Brain injury
· Loss of vision
· Multiple fractures
· Severe burns
· Spinal cord injury
· Other neurological disorders

Injuries categorized as catastrophic cause enormous disruption or impairment to one or more physical systems including the muscular, neurological, and/or skeletal systems of your body.

Catastrophic injuries can be a consequence of careless human errors or other neglectful behavior, oversights, and/or deliberate misconduct by your heath care provider or physician or other person in a position of trust. They can also occur due to the following types of accidents:

· auto-pedestrian
· aviation
· big rig
· car
· construction
· industrial
· nautical and/or
· job-related.

Injuries of a catastrophic nature may also be caused by:

· assaults
· batteries
· civil rights violations
· environmental disasters
· exposure to toxic substances and/or
· faulty products.

Catastrophic injures are more often than not permanent life-altering injuries, the consequences of which you and your family will need to account for the rest of your life.

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