How Much is My Injury Worth?
Find out how much you could receive in compensation by hovering over the injury
spots below, click on the links for further information.
Further Information
Compensation ranges from
£10,000
for a severely fractured jaw to
£100,000 for moderately
severe brain injuries.
A head Injury is any damage to the head
Examples
- Cracked, broken, fractured or bruised skull
- Damage to the brain
- Scarring to the face
- Broken, dislocated or fractured jaw
- Broken, loose or missing teeth
- Broken nose
- Deafness
- Eye injury
Can
I claim?
Compensation for minor but permanently impaired vision in one eye is around
£7,500. For total blindness compensation is in the region of
£140,000.
Blindness has a devastating effect on a victim's life. Minor injury to the eyes
caused by a blow to the head, flying glass, splinters, debris, exposure to fumes
or toxic chemicals can be extremely painful and frightening.
Compensation is available for the innocent victim for :
- Pain and distress
- Past, present and future medical expenses to cover eye surgery and other
treatments
- Loss of earnings
Can
I claim?
Even a moderate whiplash can equal compensation of £5,000 -
particularly if there is an increased vulnerability to future injury,
compensation for moderate back injury can be £15,000 or more.
Whiplash is very common in road traffic accidents, particularly with rear end
shunts. Low back injuries are also a cause of pain, suffering and misery. The
most common symptoms of low back injury include localised back pain, burning
sensations, shooting pains and numbness in the legs that give rise to a lack of
mobility.
The more serious neck and back symptoms caused by accidents are Spondylosis, the
onset of Spinal Osteoarthritis; Paraplegia, the paralysis of both legs and the
lower parts of the body; Quadriplegia or almost total paralysis.
Can
I claim?
Compensation ranging from £2,500 for a straightforward broken
collarbone, to £10,000 for a seriously dislocated shoulder, is
available to the innocent victim.
Shoulder injuries are generally inflicted by a direct blow. However, they can
also be caused by the natural reaction of trying to prevent injury to the head
and face by using the shoulder to break a fall. The result can easily be a
dislocated shoulder; broken collarbone; sprained shoulder; ligament damage;
bruising, or cuts and grazes.
Can
I claim?
£3,500 to £10,000 is a common compensation payout for simple
breaks with little resulting disability or deformity. At the other end of the
scale, compensation for the loss of an arm below the shoulder is a
£72,500 minimum.
Injuries to arms resulting from accidents at work, road accidents, slipping or
tripping vary from straightforward fractures to cases which are so severe that
one or perhaps both arms require amputation.
Can
I claim?
£15,000 compensation for a significant injury to the hip or
pelvis without any major permanent disability is the norm. Similar injuries
leading to leg instability and future problems which will result in hip
replacement exceed
£20,000 and can amount to more than £50,000 in
very severe cases.
Even a mild hip injury can mean severely restricted mobility, leading to an
inability to work. This can result in a loss of earnings on top of the pain and
distress of the injury itself.
Hip injuries can occur:
-
At work
- As a result of a trip, slip or fall caused by the negligence of
others
- If you are knocked off your motorbike
- In Public Transport accidents
- In Road Traffic accidents
- By
below standard medical treatment
Can
I claim?
Compensation for a badly crushed hand is £10,000 or more.
Someone who through no fault of their own has lost the whole of one hand can
expect to receive
£50,000.
The hand is the most important functional element of the upper limbs. A minor
hand injury alone can have a significant impact upon the victim's quality of
life. Cooking, cleaning, driving, washing, dressing - these are a few normal
daily activities that can easily become difficult, painful or even impossible as
the result of a hand injury.
And what of the devastation of a surgeon, secretary, musician, artist, writer,
sportsman, cab driver, labourer or anyone whose hands are vital to carrying out
their work.
Hand injuries range from crush fractures, jabbing wounds and dislocated or
broken fingers, to complete loss of fingers, thumbs and hands.
Can
I claim?
Dislocations, torn cartilage etc. resulting in minor but permanent knee problems
equals compensations of around £10,000. Compensation for very
serious knee injuries can amount to £50,000.
Knees are extremely vulnerable to all kinds of injury and can be extremely
difficult to treat. Recovery from a knee injury sometimes takes months, bringing
with it longs periods of pain and misery.
Can
I claim?
Compensation for leg injuries starts at around £5,000 for
simple breaks or soft tissue injuries going up to £70,000 for
the most serious leg injuries. A compensation figure as high as £145,000
for the loss of both legs is attainable.
Leg injuries can be bruising, cuts, grazes, twists or sprains. Further up the
scale of severity are broken legs with associated damage to hips and knees,
broken toes and ankles. Fractures requiring surgery, to include inserting steel
plates and pins for example, are also commonplace. Severest of all are the
amputation of one, or both, feet or legs and the provision of prosthetic limbs.
Can
I claim?
Compensation for most moderately severe ankle injuries is £10,000,
but a case involving severe disablement equals compensation of £35,000.
Just stumbling over something and twisting an ankle can bring on days of pain.
Limping around on a sprained ankle can be even more painful long term than
coping with a broken ankle. The amount of compensation payable to the innocent
victim after an ankle injury caused by third party negligence is affected by
such things as:
- Severity of the disability - particularly the lack of mobility caused
-
Degree of pain and suffering
- Cost of medical treatment for the injured
ankle
- The need for surgery to the ankle
- Loss of
ability to work caused by the injured ankle
- Cost of transport arising as
a result of the injury
Can
I claim?
Compensation ranges from £3,000 for a broken toe, up to
£10,000
for severely crushed toes, through to £50,000 or more for the
loss of a foot.
Foot injuries can be broken, sprained or twisted toes and ankles, plus instances
where toes or even the whole foot is lost.
Can
I claim?
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