Everett Brain Injury Success Story
Jane and John Doe v. Hospital XYZ (King County, Washington): A 53 year old father underwent surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. After being incubated, ventilated and placed in CCU, the patient was placed under 24 hour care to monitor his tracheotomy. When he improved, he was transferred from CCU to a step down floor. Because of the ongoing development of mucus, which required suctioning of his tracheotomy, it was important that the patient be monitored, assessed and suctioned, if necessary, every two hours by the attending nurses or respiratory therapists. After the patient’s transfer to the step down floor, he was not regularly monitored and suctioned. During his first night, the patient was not assessed or monitored for over five hours. As a result, he developed a mucus plug, could not breathe, and suffered respiratory arrest and heart failure. The patient was revived but suffered catastrophic brain damage. He now requires care 24-7 by his wife.
Settlement: $2,500,000.
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Q. What causes a brain injury?
Q. What causes a brain injury?
A. Traumatic brain injuries occur when the brain is bruised or shaken by an abrupt impact to the head or violent movement of the head. If the injury is severe enough, a person will black out. Depending on how badly the blood vessels and nerves are stretched and/or torn, injury can be mild or very severe. Acquired brain injuries (ABI) occur without direct trauma to the brain, but rather by lack of oxygen, poisoning (such as lead) or electrocution. Severe loss of blood can also cause ABI. Patients can also suffer from post concussion syndromes after a brain injury. The constellation of symptoms may include head aches, light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, vertigo, dizziness, executive function problems, loss of memory or reduction in attention, concentration, difficulty speaking, walking, or other motor and sensory dysfunction, and/or other conditions.
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Everett Brain Injury Lawyers
Of all injuries brain injuries can be the toughest to deal with and recover from. Our sympathy goes out to anyone who is suffered from traumatic brain injury (TBI), but you may be able to be financially compensated with help of legal counsel.
If an Everett brain injury is sustained due to another’s negligence or a medical mistake, an injury settlement should be an option. If you are unsure if you have a brain injury claim you should waste no time contacting a Washington brain injury attorney. In Washington you, generally, have 3 years to file a lawsuit for TBI.
Our Everett Brain Injury Lawyers
Our firm has 25 + years of experience in handling TBI cases which can be caused by another’s medical negligence,or by motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians, cars, bicycles. motorcycles and trucks, or in on the job settings, such as, maritime, fishing and construction. Traumatic spinal and traumatic brain damage injuries can occur at any time as result of the negligence of another.
The Kornfeld Firm has contacts within the health care community to facilitate evaluation of a client’s cognitive deficits through neuropsychologists, neurologists and other health care practitioners. Mr. Kornfeld is understanding of the deficits of those clients who have suffered serious injuries and the emotional challenges which befall their loved ones and their efforts to find the right health care professionals. Traumatic brain injuries can cause a multitude of family and financial complications for which strong legal counsel and advocacy is helpful.
You are welcome to contact our Everett Brain Injury Attorneys for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience.
