What Is an Anoxic Brain Injury?
Childbirth is scary enough for parents without worrying about brain injuries. When they happen, you can be left wondering how and why. One complication that can occur is an anoxic brain injury. Anoxic brain injuries occur when your brain is completely starved for oxygen. When the brain is deprived of oxygen, it takes only a few minutes before any damage is done. But once an injury occurs, it may not be reversible, leading to permanent brain damage, or even death.
An anoxic brain injury is classified as a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Not all anoxic brain injuries are caused during birth. Other causes can be medical or accidental. A Las Vegas traumatic brain injury lawyer from our personal injury law firm can help you determine if you may have a case in Nevada and if negligence was the leading cause of the TBI you or your loved one has suffered.
What are the Signs of an Anoxic Brain Injury?
Common symptoms of an anoxic brain injury can range from mood changes, memory loss, trouble walking or moving your arms and legs, headaches, seizures, loss of consciousness, a persistent vegetative state, and sometimes, even death. Most of the symptoms listed may vary in severity. With prompt medical care, some of the symptoms can be managed, and possibly even reversed.
However, in other instances, the symptoms are irreversible. In those cases, you may want to know what options you have. Our Las Vegas injury attorneys are standing by to help you navigate these confusing times, and ensure that you get the compensation owed to you.
Common Causes of an Anoxic Brain Injury
In childbirth, one cause of an anoxic brain injury can be the cord wrapping around the infant’s neck. Other causes include the failure of the medical professionals to respond to signs of fetal distress. Fetal distress can be shown by a sudden dip in the fetal heart rate, decreased fetal movement, or a green/brown discoloration when the mother’s water breaks.
Drowning and suffocation can also cause an anoxic brain injury because in both instances the brain is completely deprived of oxygen. Car accidents and boat accidents aren’t always preventable, but drowning accidents around the house are often preventable when you follow the proper safety precautions.
Stroke and low blood pressure, as well as cardiac arrest, are medical reasons for an anoxic brain injury. These causes can come on suddenly with no warning. Medical intervention can help lessen the anoxic brain injuries caused by these emergencies.
Learn More about Anoxic Brain Injury Claims
These injuries can be lifelong and impact the day-to-day quality of life for a person and their family. So what happens when a loved one gets an anoxic brain injury because of a car accident or birth injury? How can you prove that steps to ensure the safety of your child, or your loved one, were not taken? What rights do you have? The first step is proving negligence.
If you believe you may have a personal injury lawsuit or birth injury lawsuit involving an anoxic brain injury (TBI), contact our Nevada office now to schedule your free, confidential case evaluation. You may have valuable legal rights that need to be protected. Don’t wait.