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What Counts as a Catastrophic Injury in Texas?

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Date 07/03/2025 | Uncategorized by Content Team

Some personal injuries involve minor scrapes and bruises, while others have the potential to change the rest of your life. Catastrophic injuries are part of the latter group, and if you’ve sustained one, you need a San Antonio catastrophic injury attorney.

What Is a Catastrophic Injury?

Catastrophic injuries are the most serious type of injury that you can sustain in an accident that is not fatal. While Texas law does not define a catastrophic injury, the state does define serious bodily injury as “bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.”

Catastrophic injuries often require extensive medical care, have debilitating symptoms. reduce victims’ quality of life, and involve long recovery times. They sometimes cause permanent disability.

Examples of Catastrophic Injuries

Catastrophic injuries can take many forms and can include:

  • Traumatic brain injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Amputations
  • Paralysis
  • Organ damage
  • Loss of sight or hearing
  • Severe burn injuries

People can suffer these injuries in various types of situations, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, slips and falls, and violent attacks. An experienced San Antonio personal injury lawyer can meet with you to discuss your situation and explain if you have a viable compensation claim.

Financial Compensation You Can Seek as Part of Your Personal Injury Claim

Catastrophic injuries can have a debilitating financial, personal, and emotional effect on accident victims and their families. You can pursue financial relief from those responsible for your injuries, including the following:

  • Emergency medical transportation
  • Emergency room fees and treatment for the intensive care unit
  • Burn center charges, if applicable
  • Surgeries and hospital stays
  • Mobility devices
  • Household and vehicle accommodations
  • Prosthetic devices
  • Nursing care or in-home care
  • Medications
  • Travel costs for medical treatment
  • Lost wages
  • Reduced earning capacity
  • Replacement services, such as cleaning, childcare, maintenance, and lawn care
  • Physical pain, suffering, and discomfort
  • Emotional distress caused by the trauma of the accident and the loss of a limb or mobility
  • Mental anguish related to your injuries
  • Loss of society and isolation because your relationships with loved ones and the community are affected
  • Grief, shock, and embarrassment
  • Reduced quality of life if you cannot participate in favorite pastimes due to your injuries

A personal injury claim can help you recover compensation for your economic and non-economic damages, past and future. An experienced lawyer can work closely with you to obtain a clear understanding of all the ways the injury has affected your life. They can also work with vocational and medical experts to determine a fair value for your long-term losses.

Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer If You’ve Been Impacted by a Catastrophic Injury

Catastrophic injuries can have a life-changing impact on victims and their families. An experienced attorney from George Salians Injury Lawyers can meet with you to discuss your particular situation, provide you with legal advice, and represent you in seeking maximum compensation for catastrophic injuries. Contact us today to schedule a free case review.

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