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Types of Fall Accidents and Why Illinois Attorneys Taken Them Seriously

Slips, trips and falls have been rated as the second highest form of personal injury accidents next to vehicle accidents. When a person falls, the risk of facing serious injuries is not to be taken lightly. If you or a loved one suffered a serious fall seek medical attention immediately to determine your physical and mental state. It is too often that Traumatic Brain Injuries (TMI), brain bleeds and other serious injuries are overlooked. If you or your loved one do find that you suffered a serious injury due to a fall, call an Illinois attorney today to determine if there are liable parties who may be responsible for compensation to cover medical care, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Slip and Fall

Slips and falls can occur when a person unknowingly encounters a surface that is oily, watery, icy, or covered by any other substance that can cause a person to slip and seriously injure themselves. If this type of fall occurred in a department store, residential home, medical facility, or office building, etc. you may be entitled to legal compensation. Customers, clients, guests and employees of such places are given the right to enter and presume safe premises. Failure to do so can result in serious injuries that require years of medical attention physical an emotional burden.

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Trip and Fall

Trip and falls often occur when an object is incorrectly placed. This is common in medical facilities that do not properly place chords and other medical equipment in places which a resident, patient or employee can miss and end up hurt. A trip and fall can also occur if a homeowner, landlord or company does not have safe groundings such as cracked concrete, misplaced hoses, uneven stairs, and obstructed views.

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Medical Falls

Patients who are under the care of a medical facility have the right to safety. For example, a patient that who was given a strong medication that can alter their physical or mental state, should be carefully monitored and cared for to prevent serious injuries.  A patient who goes under for a serious surgery should never be left unattended without a restraint if the medications given prevents a patient from physically being able to balance or control their motions. If a patient does fall in such a situation and suffered a serious injury such as broken bones, fractures, brain injury, spinal injury or any other injuries, the medical facility will be held liable for the damages done.

Each person’s fall most likely has different elements to it that require investigation to prove that the fall was caused by another party’s negligence. To properly and effectively submit a fall claim, a victim should seek medical attention to identify damages done and contact a personal injury attorney to begin an investigation.

About Malman Law

Malman Law is a personal injury law firm that has a team of attorneys who focus in a variety of personal injury cases such as falls, vehicle accidents, construction accidents, workers’ compensation, nursing home abuse and medical malpractice and many more. If your or a loved one suffered a fall that was caused by another parties negligence, call our office or visit www.malmanlaw.com to further learn about your legal rights.

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