How Can Medical Malpractice Lead to Brain Injury?
One of the most common situations in which medical negligence leads to permanent brain damage is in birth injury cases. In these cases, medical professionals can fail to perform their duties at the accepted standard of care - for example, improperly monitoring and responding to fetal distress. If an infant is suffering from hypoxia or anoxia (lack of oxygen to the brain) and the doctor responds inappropriately, that infant can sustain permanent brain damage, which in turn can cause cerebral palsy and other disorders. Traumatic birth injuries such as skull fractures or brain bleeding (often from inappropriate use of forceps or force) can also quickly lead to brain damage.
Brain injury can also result from:
- Diabetic coma
- Anesthesia errors
- Stroke misdiagnosis
- Heart attack misdiagnosis
- Poor use of labor-inducing medication
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Our West Palm Beach medical malpractice attorneys have a history of helping the families of brain-injured individuals hold doctors accountable for the harm they cause. Our work helps them receive the support and financial resources they need to take care of their loved ones in the way they deserve, without being limited by their own finances. Our work also helps families provide for lost earning capacity and emotional suffering that accompanies brain injury.
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