Catastrophic Injuries
At-home assessment for catastrophic injuries
When a person has sustained a catastrophic injury and is unable to travel, LexiMed can arrange assessment in an appropriate setting, including the home, hospital or care facility. These matters often involve severe, life-altering injury and require experienced clinical input and careful coordination.
LexiMed supports legal and insurance professionals by arranging assessments that reflect the individual’s condition, functional limitations, and long-term considerations relevant to the matter.
What a catastrophic injury assessment involves?
Catastrophic injury assessments examine the medical and functional impact of serious injury and how that impact affects capacity, care, and future risk. Depending on the matter, assessments may involve:
- In-person examination at a home, hospital, or care facility
- Consideration of complex physical, neurological, or psychological injury
- Assessment of functional limitation, capacity, and support needs
- Review of medical history relevant to the assessment
- Clinical opinion on prognosis and ongoing implications
When a catastrophic injury assessment is required?
Assessment may be required where:
- The individual cannot travel due to the severity of their injuries
- Injuries have resulted in permanent or profound functional impairment
- Capacity, care requirements or future risk are in dispute
- Serious injury or high-value claims require an independent medical opinion
- Long-term implications need to be medically addressed
Accredited specialists experienced in catastrophic injury assessment
LexiMed works with accredited medicolegal specialists who regularly assess catastrophic injury matters in medicolegal contexts. Each matter is matched with a specialist whose clinical expertise aligns with the nature of the injuries involved.
Our network includes rehabilitation physicians, neurologists, orthopaedic surgeons, occupational physicians, psychiatrists, and other experienced clinicians, all familiar with providing opinions in serious injury matters.
What to expect when you partner with LexiMed
Carefully planned assessment arrangements
Assessments are arranged in appropriate settings, with attention to safety, comfort and the individual’s condition.
Specialist input matched to complex injury
Each matter is allocated to a specialist with experience relevant to the injuries and issues being assessed.
Expert medicolegal opinions
Opinions take into account prognosis, functional impact and longer-term considerations, without overstating conclusions.
Reports written for real-world use
Reports are prepared so they can be read, understood and applied in legal and insurance decision-making.
Our process
STEP 1
Make an appointment
Contact LexiMed to discuss the matter and the practical requirements of the assessment.
STEP 2
Examination and assessment
The nominated specialist conducts the assessment at an appropriate location, with consideration given to safety and comfort.
STEP 3
Reporting
A structured medicolegal report is prepared addressing the medical issues relevant to the matter.
Based in Brisbane, operating nationwide
Our network of medicolegal specialists and medical suites extends across Australia, making it possible to arrange assessments wherever they are needed.
Arrange an assessment for a catastrophic injury matter
If a matter involves a catastrophic injury and a standard assessment is not possible, our team can assist with arranging an appropriate medical assessment.