Wrong Dosage Leads to Cerebral Palsy and $17.8 Million Judgment
A family has been awarded $17.8 million in compensation for a medical malpractice incident involving a wrong dosage that left […]
A family has been awarded $17.8 million in compensation for a medical malpractice incident involving a wrong dosage that left […]
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Throughout history, when an infant was deprived oxygen to the brain for any appreciable period of time, that child faced a very high risk of brain damage. Unfortunately, when a child is harmed in this manner, there is little that he or she could do to overcome the harm that was suffered. Generally speaking, when brain tissue is damaged and brain cells are killed in large numbers, those areas of the brain basically remain in that state for as long as that person lives. That’s one of the reasons that birth injuries like this that occur because of mistakes made by medical professionals have been so devastating.
Throughout history, when an infant was deprived oxygen to the brain for any appreciable period of time, that child faced a very high risk of brain damage. Unfortunately, when a child is harmed in this manner, there is little that he or she could do to overcome the harm that was suffered. Generally speaking, when brain tissue is damaged and brain cells are killed in large numbers, those areas of the brain basically remain in that state for as long as that person lives. That’s one of the reasons that birth injuries like this that occur because of mistakes made by medical professionals have been so devastating.