All posts tagged 'cardiac arrest'

Mother Claims Daughter Sustained TBI From Dental Surgery

Posted on December 15th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A Canadian mother is alleging that her 4-year-old daughter suffered permanent brain damage after having routine dental surgery, according to Dentistry IQ. http://www.dentistryiq.com/news/2012/12/15/girl-4-brain-damaged-from-dental-surgery-says-mother.html Apryl Roulette of Manitoba on Oct. 11 brought her daughter Jairlyn to Winnipeg to Children’s Dental World for several procedures, Dentistry IQ reported. The child was given..
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NYC Paramedics Using Cardiac Cooling Therapy to Prevent Brain Damage

Posted on August 12th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It’s long been known that cooling a body down can help slow brain injury. And as part of an ongoing pilot program, New York City paramedics are now using a new treatment, based on the cooling phenomenon, to prevent cardiac arrest patients from sustaining brain damage. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/nyregion/03cardiac.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion The new cooling therapy, called therapeutic hypothermia, entails decreasing..
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