Amputation Accidents

In safety technology, the most recent innovations make operating a vehicle that much more accessible; thus, motorists can become irresponsible behind the wheel.

Catastrophic injuries can impact permanently the lives of victims who were unsuspecting, and merely in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Attorneys with experience, expertise, and knowledge commit to help those who have sustained severe injuries, like the loss of a limb, to receive full compensation necessary to cope with any loss, and adjust to a quality of life that is new.

When clients get involved in amputation accidents, attorneys can be aggressive in the pursuit of the maximum amount to recover damages available to deter other parties from jeopardizing the well-being of clients.

An amputation is required normally when healthcare complications are the result when physicians struggle, without taking the limb, to save a life.

The injury, other times, can become so critical that the affected digits or limb cannot be salvaged.

Examples of sustained injuries which may require an amputation of digits or limbs can entail the following:

After being crushed, the limb is disfigured like in amputation accidents, which may involve a motorcyclist being pinned underneath a vehicle or between two objects, or one that involves a large commercial truck.

Physicians may be able to accomplish very little to repair any damage that requires amputation of the limb, to restrict any risk of other complications that could threaten the life of a victim.


During the accident, the limb can be severed, or due to deep lacerations, has been mutilated.

Physicians will normally go to great lengths to salvage a limb; however, if there is nothing else that can be done, the limb may need to be severed, or mutilated if it cannot be healed. Even with the most advanced healthcare treatment, the only option may be amputation.

To prevent the spread of infection, the limb must be amputated. A laceration can open a pathway for the bacteria to enter a body.

Physicians must make tough decisions when an infection becomes a threat to the life of a patient.

If bacteria are spreading through the surrounding tissue rapidly, or become resistant to antibiotics, the only option may be amputation, which will stop any progression of an infection, and maybe even save the life of a patient.

The loss of a limb has, on the life of a victim, a permanent and devastating impact. The victim may never be able to embrace a number of activities once enjoyed.

A sustained injury could result in the loss of wage when an individual is not able to go back to work, or be promoted in a career because of a missing limb.

Esteemed attorneys recognize the severe impact that amputation accidents can have on victims.

The value of your legal case will entail the cost of lost wages, medical treatment, suffering and pain, loss of opportunities, and a quality of living that is diminished.

Contact us for a free consultation or call Anzalone Law Firm PLLC, at: 603.548.3797.