In all accident cases, your Tulsa personal injury lawyer works tirelessly to show that another person or another business caused the accident. This includes working with the police, with investigators, with reconstruction experts, with engineers, and with other professionals – depending on how the accident occurred. Catastrophic injuries, however, are unique because: The victims often can’t speak for themselves. Many literally can’t talk. Skilled catastrophic lawyers find a way to listen – through the victim, through his/her doctors, and through family and friends. The initial priority is medically stabilizing the patient, so his/her conditions doesn’t worsen. Most catastrophic injury victims require immediate emergency room care and immediate surgery. Only, after their surgeries does the true diagnostic phase begin. They need long-term care. Catastrophic injury victims usually need continual physical, emotional, and cognitive care. In the worst cases, the care is virtually non-stop. They require a range of medical devices. With technology, many patients can improve with prosthetics, wheelchairs, assistive driving technology, electronic devices, and other medical devices. Victims may be rendered disabled. Many catastrophic injuries either can’t work again or need to be retrained for new jobs.