Tongue Amputation after a Car Accident Injury Attorney

Biting down on our tongue by accident is something all of us have done throughout our lives. It’s a thoroughly unpleasant experience, and the pain can be intense depending on how hard you bite down. Some of these accidents occur when we are eating, while others happen when we bump our head, as the jaw has a natural tendency to clench in these instances. The jaw’s involuntary reflex can also cause you to bite your tongue when you are in a car accident, where you are confronted with tremendous force to the head or face.

Tongue damage after a car accident is quite common, though you also find these injuries among those who are injured in a motorcycle or bike accident. Unfortunately, some people bite down on their tongue hard enough to cause a partial or total amputation. Rear-end collisions are the most common source of tongue amputation injury after a car accident. But in reality, any accident involving a motor vehicle has the potential to cause serious damage to the tongue. We also find that most of these victims have whiplash and other neck injuries due to the head moving forcefully back and forth.

Amputated Tongue Injury after a Car Accident

An amputation of the tongue is a medical emergency that requires immediate care. This is an injury where a piece of the tongue is partially or completely severed from the impact of the teeth clenching down on the tongue. Please note that failure to seek medical attention right away can result in death from excessive bleeding or choking .You can also lose the ability to speak or consume food normally because the tongue was not reattached in a timely manner.

The tongue is an extremely important part of your body and how you live your life. Without a tongue that works properly, you cannot speak, eat, drink, or sing in a normal manner. Thus, a tongue amputation can seriously compromise your qualify to life, including your mental state and how you deal with the trauma of being in an accident. Many of the car accident victims we have helped have on-going psychological issues that are associated with complications from tongue amputation and other severe injuries.

Treatments for a Severed Tongue

If the injury to your tongue is relatively minor, it’s possible that medical intervention won’t be needed, meaning that the laceration will heal on its own. But serious damage to the tongue requires more extensive treatments, along with a recovery process of 8 or more weeks. During this time, you will most likely need prescription antibiotics to prevent infections to the injured area.

An amputated tongue typically requires surgical attachment to reconnect the severed piece to the rest of your tongue. This has to be done before there is significant loss of muscle strength, which is why a tongue amputation is classified as a medical emergency. In some cases, there is excessive bleeding that can block the airways, so a medical device may be inserted to help you breathe.

Unfortunately, there are instances where the tongue cannot be reattached, and surgical reconstruction may be the only option to help you breathe, speak, and eat normally. This can be done using skin grafts or reconstruction of an entirely new tongue.

The Recovery Process after a Tongue Amputation

Recovering from a tongue injury after a motorcycle accident or car crash can be a long and painful process, especially if you need to have surgery. It can take 3 months or longer after a tongue amputation to regain normal function of the tongue. With the most serious injuries, it may be 1 or more years before you feel normal again, and during this time, you will need on-going treatments, including extensive speech therapy.

There is no denying that accident victims with severed tongues have considerable medical expenses and other monetary losses. We can help you file a tongue amputation after a car accident lawsuit and obtain the compensation you deserve by law.

Liability for an Accident Resulting in Tongue Amputation

Accident involving motor vehicles are usually caused by careless drivers. However, there may be other reasons for a car accident where someone ends up with a severed tongue. A common example involves hazardous road conditions that were not taken care of by the government agency in charge. Or, the accident is a direct result of improper management of a construction site by the agency or their contractors.

Auto manufacturers or companies that produce car parts can also play a role in car crashes and other motor vehicle incidents. For instance, multiple people can be injured on a highway if a defective part causes a wheel to come loose from someone’s car. With these cases, we must also explore the possibility that an auto mechanic at a repair shop failed to correctly diagnose a problem with the car or made shoddy repairs due to carelessness or inexperience.

There are many factors to consider when you are trying to figure out who is responsible for the harm you suffered. All this may be overwhelming, but rest assured that a tongue damage after a car accident lawyer is available to walk you through your rights and legal options.

Deadline to File a Claim for a Tongue Injury

The statute of limitations to file a tongue amputation lawsuit is 2 years, starting from the occurrence of the injury. In other words, you have only 2 years from the date of your accident to seek restitution from the liable entity.

If your accident was caused by negligence or misconduct from a public entity (government employee or agency, for example), a compensation claim must be filed within 6 months. This is a legal requirement according to the California Tort Claims Act, so no exceptions can be made if you are more than 6 months past the incident date.

Contact Kenmore Law Group

Our legal team has always believed in the principle of free legal services for those who were victimized by another party’s negligence. This is why we have never charged upfront when a client wishes to retain us for a car accident lawsuit. Instead, we ask the defendant to cover all legal fees as a part of the compensation that is owed to you. That’s why we can provide you with a Zero Fee Guarantee, meaning you will never pay out of pocket here at Kenmore Law Group.

To learn more about us and how we can help you achieve justice, talk to a tongue injury after an accident lawyer by contacting out office.