Archive for September, 2011

Medevac for Brain Injury to a Better Equipped Hospital

Posted on September 2nd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Medevac for Brain Injury: Nancy Part Five Nancy was taken to the hospital by ambulance.  A hospital that could not deal with her injuries so they had to Medevac for brain injury to a facility that could handle the extent of her injuries.   Having found a facility that could manage Nancy,..
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Former NHL ‘Enforcer’ Reportedly Hanged Himself

Posted on September 1st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-belak-founddead Again and again and again, the aftermath of sustaining one or several traumatic brain injuries, hits the NHL like a hip check as it was reported today that former NHL veteran Wade Belak has hanged himself. Belak, 35, who had the position in a game program of forward was..
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How Do We Know There Wasn’t a Loss of Consciousness?

Posted on September 1st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

No Witnesses?     Delayed Loss of Consciousness?     Problems with ER     Rely on Injured Brain for History Taking Symptoms Get Worse Over Time       Second Look At Medical Records       Lawyers Role In most cases of TBI without coma, the emergency room records will..
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Severe Pediatric Brain Injury: High Speed Fishtailing Pickup

Posted on September 1st, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Severe Pediatric Brain Injury: Nancy Part Four I talked Nancy’s Mom about the accident that caused her severe pediatric brain injury. A fishtailing pick-up with a trailer attached caused the wreck that caused Nancy’s severe pediatric brain injury.   “When the oncoming truck hit them, it split the bed of the truck in..
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