Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) is a drug that most of us have heard of in relation to childbirth. It is frequently used to induce labor, or to move a stalled labor along by producing contractions. In many instances, inducing labor with Pitocin has saved the lives of both mother and child during a stalled labor. It can be… Read More
When Medical Negligence Results in Birth Injury or Loss of Life
The birth of a child is a miraculous event that should be a special memory and a joyous occasion for a family. Unfortunately, all too often, something goes terribly wrong. Mother, child, or both end up with injuries due to medical negligence at birth that forever alters their quality of life, or even ends in… Read More
Texting While Driving Epidemic
Although many states, including Illinois,distracted driving chart 300×224 Texting While Driving Epidemic have made texting while driving illegal, in 2011, 23% of automobile accidents were a result of distraction by cell phone usage. That is 1.3 million automobile collisions. Driving while texting makes an accident 23% more likely. 39 states and the District of Columbia… Read More
Respiratory Distress in Children
Respiratory distress in infants and children, if not properly identified and treated, can result in cardiac arrest and permanent brain injury. The failure to diagnose and treat respiratory distress in children may be a form of medical malpractice. It is critical for medical professionals to recognize the signs and symptoms of respiratory distress in children,… Read More
Fetal Monitoring During Labor: Failure to Monitor Heart Rate
Fetal heart rate monitoring is used during labor to evaluate any distress the fetus is undergoing prior to delivery — and to prevent oxygen deprivation resulting in a brain damaged baby. The monitoring consists of assessment of the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat of the fetus. The average fetal heart rate is between 110… Read More
Encephalomalacia Caused by Head Trauma
Encephalomalacia refers to softening of the brain’s tissue due to hemorrhage or inflammation. It is one of the most serious types of brain injury. It can affect specific parts of the brain, or can be more widespread, and encephalomalacia can lead to complete dysfunction of the part of the brain that is affected. There are… Read More
Intubation Errors Leading to Brain Damage or Cardiac Arrest
Sometimes a patient will arrive at the Emergency Department in respiratory distress. This is manifested many ways: the patient may be wheezing loudly on expiration, they may have slight shortness of breath, or they may appear to have no air movement at all despite frantic efforts to breathe. Respiratory Distress or Failure Respiratory distress is… Read More
Study Finds Brain Imaging Can Predict Pain Intensity
Pain and suffering is often difficult to measure, even by the most experienced pain specialists. Patients are typically asked to rate their own pain on a scale of 1-10. Although there are objective ways to confirm physical and psychological injuries consistent with pain, the nature and extent of pain is typically measured by the patient’s… Read More
Hypoxic Brain Injury At Birth
Hypoxia is a word that means reduced supply of oxygen to body tissues, and the term “cerebral hypoxia” refers to reduction of oxygen supply to the brain, leaving the vitals neurons in the brain quickly susceptible to long-term damage or cell death. Anoxia means complete lack of oxygen to the tissues. In the context of… Read More
Acute Stroke Injuries
Stroke is a brain injury of which we should all be aware. If an ischemic stroke, or one due to a blood clot or embolus (a clot which travels from the heart or veins) occludes the arteries to the brain and lodges there, stopping blood flow to the brain, there is treatment that is available… Read More
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