QUESTION
My husbad has a severe brain injury due to a fall at work after having a massive heart attack, would the head injury be covered under workers comp?
Asked on May 17th, 2014 on Workers Compensation - Georgia
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He went into cardiac arrest. He fell backwards and hit hisnhead. Local hospital placed cardiac stints, but subsequently he was life flighted to a major atlanta hospital due to mult brain bleeds and swelling. He was in icu for a week and on neuro floor for mult days. I have been told different things, one of which the head injury would be covered by workers comp. Can you answer this?
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If an idividual has a compensable work injury, and that compensable event leads to another injury, the second injury is usually held to be compensable as well. This is called a superadded injury. A heart attack on the job is often held to be a compensable injury. If the heart attack is compensable, then a second injury caused by the heart attack would constitute a superadded injury and would also be compensable.
To pursue a workers compensation claim, the injury must be promptly reported to a supervisor. There are strict time limits for filing a claim. If you or a loved one has suffered a work-related injury, get advice from a qualified, experienced attorney right away. Delay can make it much more difficult to get compensation.
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Answered on May 20th, 2014 at 3:42 PM
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