Hospital For Severe Brain Injury: Nancy Part 8 While not all prayers are ever answered after any brain injury, Nancy while still in the hospital for severe brain injury wasn’t given more than she or her family could handle. But the challenges got greater as her awareness returned. She is in..
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Coma After Brain Surgery: Nancy Part Seven Drug induced coma after brain surgery may be necessary to prevent further injury, especially because of the radical movement that can occur because of the agitation that is secondary to lower levels of consciousness. With Nancy this was done at the time she was..
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About Skull Fracture: Nancy Part Six In part six I talked to Nancy’s mom about what was to come once she realized the seriousness of her injuries. We talked about skull fracture and brain surgery. While Nancy’s friends and family were shocked at her appearance, Mom was somewhat prepared: You had..
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Any Alteration in Consciousness. Confusion, acting unusual. Not just at the scene, but hours later. Repeating themselves. Difficulty with Routine Tasks If the inquiry does not identify a period of loss of consciousness, it may very well identify a change in mental state, such as being dazed or confused. Here..
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Pat Summitt, the veteran women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, made a remarkable and brave admission last month. She told the world that she has Alzheimer’s disease. Summitt, who is only 59, announced her diagnosis through a letter and video clip posted on the university’s website. She was..
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Emergency Room Misdiagnosis I have become increasingly frustrated by the prevalence of missed diagnosis of brain injuries. Seemingly several times a month, I come into contact with another client whose brain injury was not diagnosed in the emergency room. Despite significant symptoms of a brain injury, survivors are discharged with..
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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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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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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: 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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