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Study Finds Pradaxa Causes More Injuries Than Warfarin
Skecher Shape Ups and Toning Shoes
Skechers to pay $40 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
ABC World News Reports Skechers Agrees to $40 Million Settlement with the FTC
Getting in Shape for the Summer? The Risks of Shape-Up Shoes
Reebok EasyTone and RunTone shoes false claims lawsuit
Reebok to pay $25 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
Birth Injury
Brain Damage and KY Birth Injuries May Result from Delayed Childbirth
A Doctor’s Role in Preventing Kentucky Neonatal Infections at Birth
Should a Kentucky Doctor Be Able to Detect Neonatal E. Coli Earlier?
Shoulder Weakness from Kentucky Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
Can Improper Prenatal Monitoring Lead to a Birth Injury in Kentucky?
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
A Cincinnati Truck Crash Lawyer Discusses Spinal Cord Injury Expenses
Louisville Auto Accident Leaves Teen Bicyclist Injured
Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Defective Products Attorney on Dangerous Drugs in Covington
Zimmer NexGen knee replacement lawsuits
Darvocet pulled for link to heart damage by the FDA
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Medical Mistakes
Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
What Are Some of the Reported Problems with Pain Pumps?
Kimberly Clark subsidiary I-Flow sues doctor for using its pain pump product
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
Fentanyl Pain Patch
After a Defective Fentanyl Pain Patch Causes Injuries or Death of a Loved One
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Many report injuries from Skechers to the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Yaz and Yasmin May Cause Stroke
Taking Yaz or Yasmin May Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Yaz Can Lead to Irregular Heartbeat
Hyperkalemia is a Potential Complication of Yaz Birth Control
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Study Finds Botox Injections May Help Children With Cerebral Palsy...
Failure to Timely Perform Cesarean Section- Baby Suffers Stroke/ $2.3 Million Settlement...
Failure to Timely Deliver Child With Cord Wrapped Around Neck/ $2.5 Million Settlement...
Links between race and low birth weights...
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Birth Injury
Louisville Birth Injury Lawyer Discusses Klumpke Palsy Injuries
Birth Delays Linked to Kentucky Birth Injuries
Doctors Failing to Recognize Bacteria Can Cause a Kentucky Birth Injury
Kentucky Neonatal E. Coli Infections Could be Result of Medical Malpractice
Affects of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy in Northern Kentucky Infants
A Difficult Delivery Can Result in Erb’s Palsy & Other Kentucky Birth Injuries
It’s amazing how quickly you can expand your vocabulary with extensive medical terms you had never even heard before. As your child’s doctor throws words your way, such as “Erb’s palsy” or “brachial plexus,” you may find yourself in a daze trying to process what he or she is trying to say. You may research these terms until the wee hours of the morning, as you attempt to determine how your child suffered this type of Kentucky birth injury.Erb’s palsy is one of the many birth injuries that can result from a difficult delivery. It involves weakness or paralysis of the arm caused by a nerve injury.
To fully understand this injury, you must first become familiar with the anatomy of the arm. The nerves in the arm are connected to a group of nerves close to the neck, known as the brachial plexus. This nerve group is what controls the feeling and motion in the fingers, hand and arm.
Factors that lead to Erb’s palsy
There are a number of factors that can lead to Erb’s palsy, most of which are linked to a challenging delivery. Some of these factors include:- Breech birth (feet first delivery)
- Pulling excessively on the shoulders during birth
- Larger than average baby
- Baby’s head and neck drawn to the side upon exiting the birth canal
Many medical advances have been made over the years, which have prevented countless birth injuries. Unfortunately, if a doctor doesn’t implement one of these necessary techniques, the child can suffer Erb’s palsy.
Where to go for help
If you were told that your child has Erb’s palsy, you may not have been informed of the true reason the condition occurred. You owe it to yourself and your family to get to the bottom of what went wrong and who should be held responsible for your child’s injuries.For more information or answers to your questions, contact an experienced Kentucky birth injury attorney at the Law Office of Schachter, Hendy & Johnson at (859) 578-4444 or (888) 606-5297. We have been representing injured victims and their families in Ohio and Kentucky for more than 35 years.
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Schachter, Hendy & Johnson, Attorneys At Law
909 Wrights Summit Parkway
Suite 210
Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: (859) 578-4444
Fax: (859) 578-4440
Toll Free: (888) 606-5297
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