Diver Injuries and Accidents
Diving can be a relaxing and fascinating sport. But for too many divers each year, a diving excursion can turn into the beginning of a nightmarish chapter of their life that includes debilitating injury, expensive hospital and rehabilitation bills, even disability or death. Diver injuries and accidents are preventable, but that doesn't stop thousands of the approximately three million divers in American from experiencing diver injuries and accidents each year.
The causes of diver injuries and accidents can vary. However, a common type of diver injury is decompression sickness, in which a diver returning to the surface too quickly experiences bubbles in their blood, leading to symptoms such as blindness, paralysis, or death. Decompression sickness occurs when the nitrogen levels in a diver's blood become unstable due to a rapid return to the surface and can be prevented by proper training and oversight by a qualified diving professional. Other common diving accidents involve collisions with watercraft, running out of air, faulty equipment, inadequate training, or getting caught in adverse conditions in the water.
Though diver injuries and accidents can have a variety of ramifications, all too often these accidents are severe or even fatal. When deprived of oxygen, such as in a near-drowning accident, the brain can experience serious and irreversible injury, resulting in long-term and disabling effects.
If you have been involved in a diver injury or accident, don't give up your rights. You have the right to sue the liable party or parties, from the boat driver to your diving instructor or partner, to recover the damages that cover your medical expenses, time missed from work, even the costs associated with your pain and suffering and future medical care.
At Farah & Farah, we know how devastating a diver injury or accident can be. Our experienced attorneys and outstanding staff have the skill and resources to win on your behalf in court. Turn to our years of expertise and exemplary track record with personal injury cases...call today for a free, confidential case consultation.
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