Basal skull fractures are rare injuries and mostly happen to people who’ve been in serious accidents, especially car accidents. They are even known to be caused due to child abuse and in some cases people who’ve slipped and hit their heads. This blog will discuss the common symptoms and what you can do to get a potential settlement.
What are Basal Skull Fractures?
The fracture is considered one of the most dangerous types of fractures and happens when your head hits a hard object or vice versa. In car accidents, it tends to occur when you get ejected from your car seat and crash into the windshield. They’re more likely to be caused in your temporal, occipital, or even clivus, which are the sides, back, and the area behind the skull, respectively.
Symptoms and Brain Damage
Most basal skull fracture cases have some sort of brain injury associated with them and that is one of the building blocks of the strength of your case as it will determine how it will affect the person’s life. Symptoms include bruises under your ears on the backside of your skull, cerebrospinal fluid leaking and bleeding from your ears, and dark eye patches under your eyes. Other than these very obvious symptoms, you will also feel dizzy, unbalanced, and might even feel weak in your facial muscles.
Getting A Settlement
A lot of people don’t know this, but the value of your settlement is not only determined by how serious your injury is but also its impact on your life. You will have to consult with medical experts to determine what the effects of the accident are on your loved one’s physical abilities. If there are serious repercussions then, it will also affect their emotional and social life leading to a stronger case.
You will also need to hire us to help you make your case stronger. We are a law firm based in Canada that helps clients with all their personal injury cases. Along with personal injury cases, we’re also one of the most reputable immigration law firms in the country and can help you with rejection appeals and study visas. So contact us to book an appointment with our lawyers.
Disclaimer: This blog is only intended for educational purposes and shouldn’t be used as a substitute for legal advice.
