A common cause of brain damage is a lack of oxygen to the brain, often called hypoxia. When the brain does not get enough oxygen, it is deprived of the nutrients it needs. if the lack of oxygen to the brain lasts for a period of time of more than a few minutes, the result can be long-term, irreversible damage to the brain's function.
If you or someone you love has suffered brain damage caused by lack of oxygen, our brain injury attorneys at Doehrman Chamberlain will help. Our lawyers are knowledgeable in the complications that come with brain injury litigation. With more than 60 combined years of experience, we will fight for the compensation you deserve for what you have suffered.
Contact our Indiana brain damage law firm today online or by telephone at 800-269-3443 to speak with an experienced Indianapolis personal injury attorney.
Medical Malpractice and Hypoxia ∙ Tracheotomy Errors
Hypoxia frequently occurs as a result of medical malpractice. Without proper care and attention, a child can suffer from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, brain damage resulting from lack of oxygen or reduced blood flow to the brain during labor and delivery.
Another common scenario of medical negligence involves newborns or children on ventilators. In many surgical or emergency medical situations, a doctor will perform a tracheotomy, connecting a ventilator tube into the trachea to breathe for the patient. Many times such patients will have on-going nursing care to handle their tracheotomy needs.
A health care provider for someone on a tracheotomy and ventilator are taught that similar to the breathing tubes used by deep-sea divers, if the trach tube is pinched or disconnected, the patient cannot get adequate oxygen. If the patient moves, the tracheotomy tube can get pulled out and, in some cases, mucus in the patient's lungs can block the airway. If the passage of air in the tracheotomy tube is blocked, it could cause serious brain damage or even death. Thus, a health care provider needs to change a blocked trach immediately once they recognize the problem. Failure to timely perform such a change can be medical negligence that gives rise to a medical malpractice claim. If you have or someone you love has been the victim of a lack of oxygen to the brain, we will fight to obtain just compensation for your losses..
Fetal Monitoring Strips
Another common cause of birth injuries is a health care provider's failure to closely monitor a mother's fetal monitoring recordings during labor and delivery. The fetal monitoring strip tracks the baby's heart rate during labor and also provides information about the mother's contractions and how they may adversely affect the health of the baby. In many cases, health care professionals fail to recognize the signs of fetal distress that are evidenced by the fetal monitor recordings and do not take the proper medical procedures that would prevent the child from brain injury or death during labor.
Indiana Medical Malpractice Attorneys With Brain Injury Litigation Experience
The lawyers of Doehrman Chamberlain have years of experience lecturing throughout the country on the issues surrounding brain injury litigation. We have a thorough understanding of:
- The complicated law and science surrounding the use of medical evidence and medical experts in brain injury cases
- The use of medical literature in brain injury cases
- Effective techniques for winning brain injury cases.
Brain injury litigation is extremely complicated. Make sure that the legal team you choose to represent you is experienced and prepared to handle this type of litigation.
We Are Here to Help You With Brain Damage Caused by a Lack of Oxygen
If you or someone close to you has suffered brain damage because of a lack of oxygen, we are here to help. Contact our Indianapolis law firm today online or by telephone at 800-269-3443 to speak with an experienced Indiana brain injury litigation lawyer.
