What are the long-term costs of a TBI suffered after a maritime accident?
A: One of the more common types of offshore injury that can result from maritime accidents is a traumatic brain injury or TBI. Brain injury long term recovery can be costly and emotionally draining on a family, especially when the offshore injury occurs to a main income earner in the household.
When evaluating a settlement offer for your Jones Act maritime accidents claim your Jones Act lawyer will often help you estimate a value for your brain injury long-term damages. While a TBI offshore injury will impact every seaman and their family differently, here are some general statistics on the long-term costs of a TBI:
the average cost of lifetime care for a head-injured seaman is over $3 million;
annual costs of care for TBI in the U.S. is estimated at over $48 billion; and
the CDC estimates the total cost of care and rehabilitation for a TBI offshore injury is $9-10 billion per year.
The impact of brain injury long-term care on a family is felt in many ways. Seamen injured in maritime accidents who suffer TBI will often be permanently unable to work, meaning they will no longer generate an income for the household.
Medical expenses are also part of the costs associated with life after a TBI:
therapy;
assisted living care;
equipment; and
lifestyle changes all add to the cost of a serious offshore injury with head trauma.
There are also other considerations your Jones Act lawyer will make in determining an estimate for your settlement.
With hundreds of thousands of dollars minimum necessary to provide care for a victim of brain injury in long-term situations, you need to make sure your Jones Act settlement is awarded a fair value.
Contact a Jones Act Lawyer after an Offshore Injury
The Jones Act and Maritime Laws provide you with certain protections your employer may not want you to know about. A Jones Act lawyer from The Young Firm in New Orleans, Louisiana, can help you if you have suffered offshore injury from maritime accidents that result in brain injury or long-term disability.
When you are ready to get started with your offshore injury case, we urge you to contact us today for a FREE case evaluation – call 504-680-4100 or toll free at 866-938-6113.
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