Recent headlines point to more cases of dangerous driving that involve drivers using nitrous oxide balloons.
At Sintons, the dedicated Personal Injury and Neurotrauma teams have seen evidence of this.
Ewan Bain is a Senior Associate in the Neurotrauma Team at Sintons adds: “The number of cases we have would suggest this is occurring more and the effects of driving under the influence can be catastrophic. Where a driver loses control as a result of the inhalation of nitrous oxide and its effects, they can cause widespread damage and life-changing injuries to themselves, passengers, pedestrians and other road users.”
As Ewan outlines, the extent of injuries resulting from nitrous oxide balloon use can have dramatic and long-lasting implications.
“Our own client base has shown them sustaining life changing traumatic brain injuries, as well as multiple and serious orthopaedic bone injuries. Notwithstanding that, there is the psychological trauma, which not only impacts the injured individual but their wider social and family network.”
Cases involving serious and catastrophic injuries require swift action – something Ewan and his colleagues in the Personal Injury and Neurotrauma Teams can offer. Ewan says, “At Sintons we work proactively and quickly to identify our clients’ needs. We are tenacious in pursuing a client’s immediate needs following trauma and will seek to secure early assessments to establish rehabilitative needs, funded by a Defendant Insurer or Motor Insurers’ Bureau, if the vehicle was uninsured or untraced.”
The wealth of experience at the firm means Sintons are skilled at identifying the issues of the case early and ensuring the claim is progressed accordingly. Ewan explains, “We work carefully and diligently to build the client’s case. This is curated with the client’s story at the heart of it, how the injuries have impacted them and changed their lives. In doing so, we optimise their recovery and ensure they receive damages which address their future needs and protection.”
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