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Birth Injury

Is it Malpractice When a Material Infection Causes Cerebral Palsy?

How Cerebral Palsy Affects Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio

Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Obstetric Forceps

Pitocin and Kentucky Birth Injuries

Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Vacuum Extractions

Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents

Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving

Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents

Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks

Texting Ban on Kentucky Motorists passed by House

Dangerous and Defective Products

Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?

Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled

Food manufacturers make consumers responsible

Defibrillator recalled by ZOLL Medical Corporation

Medical Mistakes

Fewer complications from heart device specialists

Pain Pumps

Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff

Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits

Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent

Pain Pumps: FDA Requires Warning that Use in Joint Causes Chondrolysis and Cartilage Damage

General

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

Lawsuit Filed Against Bayer for Misrepresenting Safety and Effectiveness of Yaz

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News

Failure to Timely Deliver Child and Provide Proper Resuscitation...

Failure to Timely Perform Cesarean Section/ $23.3 Million Verdict...

Study Finds Botox Injections May Help Children With Cerebral Palsy...

Failure to Properly Monitor Fetus Blamed for Cerebral Palsy From Placental Abruption/ $3.99 Million Verdict...

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...

Northern KY Birth Injury...

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Library

Birth Injury

Cerebral Palsy can be Caused by a Maternal Infection

When Newborn Jaundice Becomes Serious – What Every Kentucky Parent Should Know

Cerebral Palsy’s Impact on the Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio

Nothing is More Heart Wrenching Than Seeing The Consequences of a Prolapsed Umbilical Cord

Did You Know That Pitocin Can Cause Serious Birth Injuries?

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Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents

Tired Truckers are a Danger to People on Kentucky Highways

Avoid a Kentucky Car Accident Caused by Drowsiness

Don't Ignore a Head Injury Following a Kentucky Auto Accident

Ten Factors That Can Lead to a Serious Kentucky Truck Accident

Cell Phones Are Blamed For Many Kentucky Car Accidents

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Dangerous and Defective Products

Kentucky Lawsuits Filed Over Toyota’s Defective Accelerator Pedal

Fosamax osteoporosis drug prescribed when women only has osteopenia

Toys Can Be Deadly

Zicam cases in Kentucky and Ohio

Fentanyl pain patch being abused

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Medical Mistakes

Common Drug Errors to Watch Out For

One in Fifteen Children Injured by Medicine Mistakes

One in 50 Heart Attack Victims Sent Home by Emergency Room Doctors

Surgical Errors Cost Billions of Dollars Every Year

How to prevent medical mistakes

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Pain Pumps

PAGCL & Shoulder Pain Pumps: What a Recent Study Reveals

Recent News Regarding Pain Pump Cases

Pain Pumps Used After Knee Surgery Can Cause Damage

Know the Symptoms of PAGCL, Especially if You Used a Shoulder Pain Pump

Medical Studies Find a Link Between Pain Pumps and Chondrolysis

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General

Signs and Treatment of Kidney Failure

Warning Signs of Stroke

Yaz or Yasmin Birth Control Can Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis

Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control

Signs of Heart Arrhythmia

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What is traumatic brain injury?

Attorney Ronald E. Johnson of Schachter & Hendy concentrates on legal issues surrounding children's birth injuries.

One kind of injury that Schachter & Hendy work with is traumatic birth injury (TBI). According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), traumatic birth injury happens when some kind of trauma happens to the brain and causes some kind of brain damage.

Causes of TBI:

There are many causes of TBI. It can be caused by a traumatic birth delivery, by hitting the head on a hard surface like a wall or floor, or it can be caused by some object hitting the head or penetrating the skull and brain tissue.

The symptoms of TBI include:

• mild, moderate, or severe damage
• consciousness or unconsciousness for a few seconds or minutes
• headache, confusion, lightheadedness, dizziness
• blurred vision
• ringing in the ears
• behavioral or mood changes
• trouble with memory, concentration, attention, or thinking
• vomiting or nausea
• convulsions or seizures
• inability to waken from sleeping
• dilation of one or both pupils
• slurred speech
• weakness or numbness in arms and legs
• loss of coordination
• increasing confusion or agitation

What is the treatment for TBI?

Anyone exhibiting the symptoms of any form of mild, moderate, or severe TBI should see a doctor immediately. Medical personnel will try to prevent the brain damage from getting worse with immediate stabilization treatment.

Treatment methods include:

• maintaining adequate blood flow
• maintaining proper oxygen supply to the brain and body
• controlling blood pressure
• using imaging tests to determine if it is mild, moderate, or severe damage
• physical therapy
• occupational therapy
• speech/language therapy
• psysiatry (physical medicine)
• psychology/psychiatry
• social support

What are some possible disabilities that occur?

• Disabilities depend on severity of trauma, age and health of patient
• cognition—thinking, memory, reasoning
• sensory abilities like sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste
• communication—expressing thoughts and understanding
• behavior or mental health issues like depression or inappropriate actions
• stupor (temporary)
• vegetative state or coma

What is the future for TBI patients?

• About half of severe cases of TBI will need surgery to remove or repair ruptured blood vessels or bruised brain tissue.
• Researchers at NINDS are conducting clinical tests to determine new strategies and interventions to limit brain damage and better provide long-term recovery of patients.

For more information, contact http://www.ninds.nih.gov/research/tbi/index.htm.

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Pain Pumps

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General

• How do I know if my stroke, heart attack or blood clots were caused by YAZ birth control?
• If I have had a stroke, heart attack, blood clots of another condition caused by YAZ birth control, what are my legal rights?

• If I have suffered a loss of sense of smell since using Zicam what are my rights?

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