Aortic Dissection Injuries (Torn Aorta)

Our Wichita auto accident injury attorneys fight to recover fair financial compensation

Seat belts and airbags provide important protection for drivers and passengers in most car accidents and help minimize injuries. But in high speed crashes, these safety features could also negatively impact you. High forces of impact can result in a serious injury called aortic dissection, or torn aorta.

Our experienced auto accident injury attorneys at PISTOTNIK LAW understand the impact a serious injury can have on victims and their families. We build strong cases that insurance adjusters have to take seriously. We help our clients recover the compensation they deserve, whether through a negotiated settlement or a jury verdict.

Aortic Dissection Is a Risk of High Speed Accidents

The aorta is the largest artery in the human body, extending from the heart’s lower left chamber. In a car crash, a person’s chest can be violently impacted by a seat belt or airbag. This trauma can lead to a tear or rupture in the aorta – also known as aortic dissection. Symptoms of a traumatic aortic tear or rupture include pain in the chest, back or abdomen. Internal bleeding can occur and blood supply to internal organs is reduced.

This is a life-threatening injury. Without immediate medical attention, a victim can suffer damage to the heart, kidney or liver failure, or permanent brain damage. These injuries can be fatal. Diagnosis can be difficult because of other injuries suffered in the crash. Aortic dissection is often discovered by medical imaging during the initial hospitalization.

Treatment of an aortic dissection caused by a seatbelt or airbag often involves emergency surgery to repair the damage. Victims may require hospitalization, medication and follow-up visits with doctors. A person who had surgery for a torn aorta may not be able to go back to work.

Who is responsible for paying damages for an aortic dissection after a car accident? Your accident may have been caused by a driver who was speeding, texting or operating recklessly. But these drivers often deny doing anything wrong and may even try to blame you. Our attorneys fight to hold negligent drivers accountable.

We Fight for the Compensation You Deserve

Our legal team will investigate your auto accident to get the facts of the car wreck and get the facts of your injuries. We gather evidence substantiating your injuries. We carefully review accident reports and medical records, and interview witnesses. If needed, we consult accident reconstruction experts and other specialists who can help us understand how the crash happened and prove the injuries were related to the car wreck.

Our attorneys know the tactics that insurance adjusters use to try to avoid paying you following an aortic dissection after a car accident. These include questioning the causation of your injuries or arguing they were pre-existing. They may try to hire medical experts to  dispute the injuries.

We fight to help you recover the maximum compensation possible. Due to the seriousness of aortic injuries, the insurance company should agree to an out of court resolution.  But if the insurance company won’t agree to a fair settlement, we are ready to fight for you in court.

If you or a loved one suffered a torn aorta after a car accident, it’s important to get legal advice as soon as possible. Our attorneys are ready and available for a meeting. Contact us to schedule a free consultation as soon as possible after the car wreck.