Comas

Getting Full Compensation for People in Comas or Vegetative States

Phoenix Personal Injury Attorneys

A coma is a state of deep unconsciousness in which a person lacks both awareness and wakefulness. A vegetative state is when a person is awake but has lost awareness of their surroundings. A person is said to be in a persistent vegetative state if their condition last more than 4 weeks, or in a permanent vegetative state if their condition has remained the same for more than 1 year.

Coma or vegetative states can result from brain injuries, such as:

• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and closed head injuries suffered in a car or truck accident
• Brain damage from a serious fall
• Loss of oxygen and brain injury during surgery or from cardiac arrest or stroke
• A seizure caused by a medication error or a high fever
• An infection, such as sepsis
• Loss of oxygen in a near drowning

While most comatose people do recover within a few weeks of their brain injury, each person and each case is unique. For those in a vegetative state about 50 percent recover within 6 months. The chance of regaining consciousness after 1 year is low. Even for those people who do recover, there is typically a long period of time when they must relearn prior skills.

If your loved one is in a coma due to an injury caused by someone else's negligence, you need to protect their financial interests and those of your family. The costs of medical and nursing care will be significant; as will be the cost of rehabilitation services if they do awaken.

In our 30 years of helping the families of injured people, the personal injury lawyers at Solomon & Relihan have helped hundreds of families achieve the financial settlement they needed and deserved. We make sure that you get the support you need as we progress through a personal injury case.

Contact Solomon & Relihan

If someone you care about is in a coma and you believe that negligence was to blame, take action. Talk to a lawyer so you are sure you understand the value of your claim before you accept any settlement offer.

Contact the Phoenix law offices of Solomon & Relihan or call 602-635-1532 to schedule a free initial consultation. For your convenience, home and hospital visits are available upon request.