As a personal injury attorney in Tampa,
part of our job is explaining medical terminology to the
courtroom in a way that helps everyone understand the extent
of our clients’ injuries. Through our decades of experience
representing Tampa Bay area auto accident victims, we’ve
helped many clients with traumatic brain injuries recover
the costs of medical care, lost wages, and disabilities.
It can be challenging for a personal injury
lawyer to describe head injuries and traumatic brain injuries
to a courtroom since head injuries are usually a lot more
serious than they appear from the outside. One example of
a “hidden” yet life-threatening traumatic brain
injury is a hematoma. While a person may have no outward
injuries indicating a hematoma, if the head is violently
pushed or shaken by a car accident, it’s possible
for blood vessels inside the skull to burst and create pressure
against the brain. This collection of blood is called a
hematoma. Surgery is often required to remove the blood
and reduce dangerous pressure on the brain.
After an auto accident, you may not feel
the signs and symptoms of hematoma right away. It may take
up to several weeks for a brain hematoma to become apparent
to you. As the pressure on your brain increases from hematoma,
you will experience some or all of the following signs:
