What is Anoxic Brain Injury?
When your head takes a heavy blow, the results can be catastrophic. Not only can you sustain damage to your skin, bones, tendons, and muscles, but your brain can be harmed too. Brain injuries can be mild but they can also be severe and permanent. In the most severe cases, brain damage can be deadly.
The same is true when your brain does not get the oxygen it needs to function. Oxygen deprivation leads to brain cell death. Depending on how long the brain goes without oxygen, it is possible that the massive destruction of brain tissue can have fatal results. Anoxic brain injury is this exact type of damage. Anoxic brain injury happens when the brain has diminished to no oxygen supply.
How Does An Anoxic Brain Injury Take Place?
There are several ways that a person can suffer an anoxic brain injury including:
- Complications during labor where babies are deprived of oxygen.
- Violence and assaults such as choking or smothering.
- Allergic reactions that cause anaphylactic shock.
- Crushing a person’s windpipe.
- Overdosing on a drug.
- Strokes and mini-strokes.
If negligence was a factor in how you sustained your anoxic brain injury, like medical errors during labor, in Florida, you may be able to file a Florida medical malpractice claim for compensation. The Tampa medical malpractice attorneys at Fulgencio Law can assist you when you are ready to take legal action for the harm you or your loved ones endured.
Anoxic brain injuries can occur when the brain only gets a limited supply of oxygen or when the brain is not getting any at all. Any type of incident that restricts or eliminates oxygen should be taken seriously with rapid action. While everybody is different, the one thing that is true, there is only a limited amount of time a brain can sustain function without a proper supply of oxygen. And, it does not take long at the onset of oxygen deprivation for the brain to begin to degrade and perish.
A person who is suffering from an anoxic brain injury may feel any of the following:
- Dizzy
- Unbalanced on their feet
- Severe headache
- Vomiting
- Tingling sensations
- Losing consciousness
There are long-term implications of anoxic brain injury. Problems with speech, memory, communication, the development of phobias, phantom pains, and more can all be consequences of this type of brain trauma.
These are some of the various methods and approaches to treat anoxic brain injuries:
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapies
- Nutritional support
- Exercise
- Counseling services
- Support groups
- Medicine
Speak with a Jackson Personal Injury Attorney Today
Anoxic brain injuries can be devastating and permanent. When another person’s careless behavior or reckless actions causes you or a loved one to suffer a great injury like severe anoxic brain injury, seeking compensation through a Florida personal injury claim is likely the right course of action to recover your losses. There is a good chance that you may need medical care while you work towards recovery from your injuries. These treatments are expensive, but those costs can be just one example of the damages you include in your Florida personal injury claim.
Call Fulgencio Law today to schedule your free consultation to discuss your case with an experienced Tampa personal injury attorney at (813) 463-0123.
