Sentences with phrase «serious damage to their brain»

Shaking a baby can cause serious damage to the brain and death.

Unlike with human beings who can tolerate heatstroke for a reasonable time, dogs suffering from heatstroke only have minutes before they sustain serious damage to their brain, liver, heart and nervous system.

Not exact matches

And a soldier that gets hit on the head a lot — even though he may live because he's got his helmet on — he's not going to be much use in battle, and very soon, he will lose his hearing, his sight, his ability to think, and probably will end up with some serious brain damage and maybe die prematurely.

The panel will also share the current state of screening volunteers prior to allowing them to interact with kids and how specific behaviors can cause serious damage since neuroscientists can now document the intensity and fragility of adolescent brains.

And if the baby gets exposed to too much mercury, he or she can have brain damage and serious development issues as a result.

Side impact accidents can cause serious brain damage to infants, and this is what every good booster seat should protect against.

Babies should never be shaken, as the fragile brain bangs against the inside of the skull and can lead to death or serious permanent damage of the brain and it's function.

Overheating, as mentioned, can lead to a number of serious issues, such as dehydration, coma, and even brain damage.

Do NOT decline this shot as without vitamin K, your baby could be at risk for sudden and serious bleeding in the brain or intestines which could be life threatening or lead to permanent brain damage and even death.

Moderate to severe jaundice however, is more serious as the bilirubin can travel up to the brain, staining the brain, thus resulting in permanent brain damage.

Shaking can lead to serious brain damage.

Football might be synonymous with impact, but such technology combined with the measures and changes being passed throughout the country will decrease the risk of serious, perhaps permanent, brain damage to athletes while enabling them to keep on playing the sport they love.

Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they are exposed in the womb to a maternal immune system kicked into high gear by a serious infection or other malady.

Together with his colleagues, he turned to a brain - damaged patient called Roger who had suffered damage to the insula and ACC on both sides of the brain after suffering a serious bout of hepatic encephalitis.

Down the road, such findings could help doctors who desperately want to help patients without rolling the dice on something as serious haloperidol - induced permanent brain damage.

To build their tool, Alison Galvani, from Yale University in New Haven, USA, and colleagues focused on the two known serious consequences of Zika infection: microcephaly, a condition in which children are born with a small brain causing mental impairment, and Guillain - Barré syndrome or GBS, a potentially fatal disease that can cause neural damage and paralysis.

Limoli and colleagues studied the effects of such radiation on rats, and it didn't take long for serious brain damage to set in.

The virus is proven to cause the birth defect microcephaly, and other recent studies have shown the virus is also responsible for vision problems and other serious brain damage.

Other possible side effects include dehydration and nutrient absorption loss, which can lead to serious nutritional imbalances, even causing grave damage to the gastrointestinal tract, brain and colon or potentially igniting kidney and heart issues.

The toxins have been proven to cause abdominal distress in the intestines that range from mild discomfort, bloating to serious illnesses such as celiac disease, auto - immune conditions and severe brain damage.

Most brain (cerebral) aneurysms only cause noticeable symptoms if they burst (rupture) leading to a very serious haemorrhage which can cause extensive brain damage and symptoms of agonising headache, pain on looking at light, neck stiffness, vomiting, etc..

This causes dizziness and may cause your hamster to have serious injuries, including brain damage.

Just one mothball has the potential to sicken a dog or cat and mothballs that contain naphthalene can cause serious illness, including digestive tract irritation, liver, kidney and blood cell damage, swelling of the brain tissues, seizures, coma, respiratory tract damage (if inhaled) and even death (if ingested).

Having said this, in rare cases, serious damage to the organs like the lungs, liver and brain can occur as a result of the inflammation caused by infected larvae circulating around the body.

While no amount of compensation can replace the life of a loved one or fully compensate the victim for serious and catastrophic injuries such as brain damage or paralysis, we seek to recover reparation for medical expenses, lost wages, and emotional distress to the maximum extent allowed by the laws of the State of California.

Toxic exposure to chemicals or hazardous substances can cause serious injury — such as brain damage and carcinogenic harm from radiation — or death.

Lack of oxygen to the brain can cause serious and lifelong brain damage or even death.

What might appear to be a minor head injury can develop into serious brain damage, especially if not diagnosed and treated early.

Joe Espo has devoted much of his career to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries, including brain - damaged children in toxic tort cases, in both Maryland and the District of Columbia.

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.

Some types of injuries that are considered to be catastrophic include such devastating injuries as brain damage, serious spinal injuries resulting in paralysis, disfiguring injuries, serious burn injuries and loss of limb or severe organ damage.

He suffered serious brain damage rendering him incompetent to conduct his own affairs.

Naturally, mechanical failures such as these can lead to serious accidents and catastrophic injuries, including brain damage, spinal cord injuries, broken bones and fractures, burns, lacerations, facial disfigurement, and even death.

Though now illegal, lead paint was widely used in Baltimore City communities prior to 1978, and has been the cause of brain damage, stunted growth, and other serious medical issues.

According to the plaintiff, during the latter part of the pregnancy and on the day the baby was born, the defendants failed to respond properly to obvious signs of fetal distress which caused serious hypoxia; this resulted in the infant suffering permanent brain damage.

The spinal cord is responsible for transmitting signals from your brain throughout your body, and any disruption to that signal can cause serious and potentially irreparable damage to the rest of your body, depending on the site of the injury.

Despite a series of incidents linking players to serious head injuries, sporting bodies are failing to act fast enough to ensure that they are protected from concussions and long - term brain damage says Moore Blatch partner Ciaran McCabe.

However, the vaccination itself may lead to brain damages, anaphylaxis, allergic reactions, fever, vomiting and Parsonage - Turner Syndrome, a serious nerve disorder.

We have expertise with great results representing clients with serious injuries to their neck, back, head, face, knees, hands, shoulders, hips, arms, legs, feet including brain injury, paralysis, and nerve damage.

A serious back injury, an amputated arm or leg, brain damage, asbestosis, or another catastrophic workplace injury that gives rise to partial / total permanent disability entitles the worker to long - term wage and medical benefits.

• In more serious cases, doctors want to prevent further brain damage by easing intracranial pressure.

Common risks to the baby from the performance of a Caesarean section include fractures to the skull or long bones, lacerations to the baby's skin, serious brain or nerve damage, organ damage, and breathing problems when a baby is delivered before its due date.

We can support the injured and their families in swimming pool accidents, claims related to medical negligence that resulted in serious birth injuries such as cerebral palsy, brain damage or other serious injury.

These injuries can vary from a minor bump on the head to serious brain damage.

If you experienced a very serious injury such as brain damage or the loss of a limb, you may be entitled to a pain and suffering award that is greater than five (5) times your special damages.

The consequences of a near - drowning incident can affect a victim's respiratory system and due to a lack of oxygen, serious or mild brain damage can occur.

Supreme Court rules against doctor in cerebral palsy negligence case On April 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada reversed a decision made by the British Columbia Court of Appeal, levying $ 3.2 million in damages against a Chilliwack doctor for carelessness that led to a woman's baby sustaining serious brain damage.

Those who have benefitted from interim payments include an HGV driver who suffered a serious brain injury, scalp laceration and nerve damage to his left hand and a female victim who suffered a fractured spine and psychological injuries.

A faulty or defective product can lead to serious injuries, including spinal cord injuries, brain injury, severe burns, damaged health, broken bones, and even death.

It should be noted in any discussion of psychological problems however, that refugee and asylum seeking children and adolescents are more likely to have serious health problems associated with malnutrition, disease, physical injuries, brain damage and sexual or physical abuse (Westermeyer, 1991).