Chattanooga Child Injury Lawyer

When a child is seriously injured, parents are often left searching for answers while trying to focus on their child’s recovery. Injuries can happen in car crashes, on unsafe property, at schools or daycares, because of dangerous products, or in many other situations involving another person’s negligence. The effects may continue long after the initial medical treatment ends.

Child injury claims require careful attention because the true impact of an injury may not be immediately known. Future medical care, therapy, developmental challenges, scarring, emotional trauma, and limitations that emerge as the child grows may all be relevant when evaluating the value of a case.

Gary Massey Injury Lawyers helps families in Chattanooga understand their options after a preventable child injury. We can investigate how the injury happened, identify the responsible parties, and pursue compensation intended to address both current and future needs. Contact us for a free consultation to discuss your child’s case and the next steps available to your family.

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Child Injured Due to Negligence?

Children are known to run, jump, play, and try new things, and, because they are young and still developing, they tend to do so in clumsy ways. Bumps, scrapes, and bruises are very common injuries for children, and they tend to recover from them as quickly as they occurred. Colds, the flu, fevers, and minor infections are also common and usually dealt with easily. But some child injuries and illnesses are not caused by a child’s clumsiness or innocent curiosity, but by the negligence and/or wrongdoing of others. In such cases, the at-fault party may be held responsible for the losses and damages they’ve caused with the help of a Chattanooga child injury lawyer. To learn more or discuss whether you have the basis for an injury claim, schedule a consultation with one of our experienced accident attorneys today.

Types of Child Injuries

There are many different types of child injuries in Tennessee, ranging in severity, but some common examples include: cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, broken bones, spinal cord injuries, choking, asphyxiation, head, and brain injuries in Chattanooga.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 435 children, between 0 and 19 years of age, are treated in emergency departments for burn-related injuries every day. Also, two children die of burn injuries every day. The CDC also provides the following statistics for children between 0 and 19 years old (unless otherwise specified):

  • Drownings are the leading cause of injury and/or death for children between 1 and 4 years old.
  • Three children die as a result of drowning every day.
  • Falls are the main cause of non-fatal injuries.
  • Approximately 8,000 children are treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries.
  • 374 children are treated in emergency departments, and two die every day as a result of poisonings.
  • 150 children are treated in emergency departments for injuries caused by vehicle crashes every hour.
  • Fatal motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children between 5 and 19 years old.

Causes of Child Injuries in Tennessee

Common causes of child injuries that result from the negligence or wrongdoing of another can be similar to those of adult personal injuries. These types of accidents, for which a Chattanooga child injury attorney may be able to assist, include:

  • Motor-vehicle accidents
  • Swimming pool accidents
  • Defective and/or recalled child products (i.e. strollers, cribs, toys)
  • Child abuse
  • Tennessee school bus accidents
  • Negligent supervision