Regular post-concussion monitoring is essential in the first 24 to 48 hours after injury to check for signs of deteriorating mental status that may indicate a more
serious brain injury requiring immediate hospitalization.
Not exact matches
Deteriorating mental status after head trauma may indicate a more
serious, potentially life - threatening
brain injury requiring immediate hospitalization.
Angie had a couple of
serious fractures for which surgery had been
required, she lost a spleen, there was a collapsed lung and she had a titanium rod in a femur, but the big issue was the head
injury — there had been an impressive laceration on the back of her head and while there was no open fracture, her
brain began to swell and the neurosurgeon implanted a shunt to drain the edema.
Attorney Ventura has handled many cases involving a wide variety of
injuries, both physical and emotional, ranging from muscle and ligament
injuries to more complex cases involving
serious neurological and orthopedic
injuries (such as
brain and spinal
injuries and
serious fractures)
requiring surgeries and leaving individuals with lifelong impairments and disabilities.
Head and
brain injuries are
serious and can
require on - going medical care and alter a person's ability to work.
Whereas, more severe TBIs can result in bruising, bleeding, torn tissues and other damage to the
brain that can lead to
serious long - term complications that
require extensive
brain injury treatment.
Serious slip - and - fall
injuries — broken bones, traumatic
brain injuries, spinal cord
injuries, back
injuries, severe lacerations, etc. — also often
require long - term treatment such as physical therapy, surgery and rehabilitation.
In some cases, negligent actions by the staff can result in avoidable amputations, falls, broken bones,
brain injuries and other
serious injuries requiring immediate emergency medical care.
Long - term harm such as traumatic
brain injury, amputation, disfigurement and other debilitating impairments may
require help from a
serious injury lawyer like Neal.
Traumatic
brain injuries are among the most
serious type of
injury a person can sustain and often
require significant medical treatment.
Every year in America, nearly 100,000 people suffer
serious brain injuries that
require medical treatment and affect their ability to perform everyday activities.
Over time, however, those
brain and spinal cord
injuries may slowly become
serious and even disabling medical conditions
requiring costly and sometimes life - long care.
There may have been more than a brief loss of consciousness involved, a coma, fractures to the person's skull or facial area, internal bleeding of the
brain requiring surgical intervention, or other evidence of a
serious injury.
As a
serious injury law firm GJEL specializes in major
injuries including complex
injuries such as
brain and spinal cord
injuries which can
require complex litigation.
These cases
require an experienced personal
injury lawyer's touch, particularly given the long term care issues involved for the new born in the
serious brain injury cases.
If you have a
serious injury such as
brain damage, broken bones, CRPS, or another type of treatment that
required a surgery you should contact a personal
injury attorney right away.