Are you a nurse who was injured on account of doing your job? Or, alternatively, are you some other form of healthcare provider or practitioner who has been hurt?
Here, at Oktanyan Law, APC, our Pasadena healthcare worker’s compensation lawyer has helped so many who were injured in the course of providing healthcare to receive the compensation that they deserve. Now, we’re able to put that experience to work for you.
Being a nurse or other form of healthcare provider is one of the most important jobs in the world. Recent events with the Covid-19 Pandemic have made that very apparent to all. However, these jobs can also be dangerous and challenging. When you’re hurt, you deserve to be taken care of, too. That’s where we come in. Our dedicated workers’ compensation attorneys can make certain that you and yours get the care you need for everything that you’ve been through.
How Nurses and Healthcare Providers Are Too Often Injured
Being a nurse is one of the most challenging jobs there is. That’s true at any time, but perhaps especially now. So many of our clients have been injured just by having to move their patients. Whether you have to shift them into and out of beds, bathe them, dress them, position them, lift them, move them once they’re already in bed, it can lead to injuries in multiple ways.
These injuries can occur in multiple ways. For example, so many of our clients were hurt in a given moment while moving a patient. Perhaps their back gave out or something similar. However, many other kinds of healthcare injuries actually build up over time. It’s one thing to move a troublesome patient one time. As a healthcare provider, though, odds are you may be asked to do that several times a day over a course of many years.
Thus, you may end up with what’s called a repetitive stress injury. Due to overexertion and any number of other factors, it’s all too common for even the best, conscientious nurses and other kinds of healthcare providers to develop what are called “MSDs,” or “musculoskeletal disorders.” These are common in many fields, but studies have shown that nurses and orderlies may have the highest risk of them. No matter how you’re hurt in the course of providing healthcare, our Pasadena healthcare worker’s compensation attorneys can help.
Steps to Take After You’re Injured at Work
If you’ve been injured in the course of doing your job, the right thing to do is to stop and notify your employer. Obviously, as a medical care provider, your first instinct is to continue working, to continue helping others. However, to put yourself at risk for worse injury doesn’t help anyone. The best thing you can do after you’re injured is to stop, make sure that you’re safe, and then speak to your supervisor.
Additionally, as a medical care provider, you know that your injuries could be worse than they initially appear. You might not seem like you have all that bad an injury right now which, over time, could be worse and worse. Once you’ve been injured, tell your employer, make sure that other medical staff provide you with treatment, and then contact an experienced healthcare worker’s compensation lawyer in Pasadena.
Common Healthcare Provider Injuries
So many of these injuries are sprains, strains, and the like. That is not to say that these are “only sprains and strains,” as those can be debilitating injuries which can cause you any number of problems. As with all other injuries, you want to be checked out just to ensure that you don’t have something more seriously wrong.
These injuries can be scary and they can leave you feeling like you aren’t sure what to do next. That’s where we come in. Here at Oktanyan Law, APC, our Pasadena healthcare worker injury attorneys helped so many folks who were in the exact position that you are now to receive the maximum amount of compensation for their injuries.
Unlike other kinds of workplaces, however, medical care facilities also can expose workers to infections, blood-borne infectious diseases, and any number of viruses and chemicals not present elsewhere. When you’re injured through providing medical care, we can help.
Helping More Than Just Nurses
It’s important to note that, here at Oktanyan Law, APC in Pasadena, our workers’ comp lawyers help so many more kinds of healthcare workers than just nurses. Yes, we’ve helped so many nurses to receive the compensation that they deserve for their injuries over the years. That said, we’ve also been able to help those who provide healthcare in other ways. For example, we’ve also helped so many medical techs, ER workers, paramedics, medical assistants, and anyone else who was hurt while providing medical care for others.
Speak With a Pasadena Healthcare Worker’s Compensation Attorney Now
To schedule a free consultation with a Pasadena healthcare worker’s compensation lawyer to see how we can help, call us at (818) 798-3388.