Acute Treatment for Traumatic Brain
Injury: Important Facts from Tampa Auto Accidents Lawyer Dale
Appell, P.A.
Frequently, a traumatic brain
injury caused by an auto accident is a life-threatening injury
requiring immediate care. Whether the auto accident occurs
in metropolitan area like Tampa, Florida or in a more remote
location in Polk County, sometimes it is necessary to airlift
a traumatic brain injury patient to the nearest emergency
room for critical care. This care is essential, not necessarily
to heal the brain damage that has already been done, but to
prevent further brain injury and possibly death.
If you plan to file a claim
for your traumatic brain injury, your Tampa
auto accidents lawyer may need documentation of your acute
treatment to demonstrate the extent of your injuries to a
jury Examples of acute treatment for traumatic brain injury
include:
- Mechanical ventilation
to sustain breathing
- Intravenous nutrition
- Stabilization of circulation
- Monitoring of heart rate
- Surgery to drain fluid
that is causing pressure on the brain
- Surgery to remove blood
clots, leaking blood vessels, bone fragments, and dead brain
tissue
- Implantation of a device
to monitor pressure in the skull
- Drug induced coma or
other sedatives
- Medications to prevent
seizures
- Prevention of infection
and pneumonia
Acute treatment for traumatic
brain injury is just the tip of the iceberg for these gravely
ill patients. Once they are well enough, traumatic brain injury
patients will be moved from intensive care to a regular hospital
room and then to a rehabilitation center. The process typically
takes months, sometimes years, and costs hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Tampa auto accidents
lawyer Dale Appell, P.A. has litigated numerous traumatic
brain injury cases in west central Florida, and he would like
to hear from you if you need a free assessment of your personal
injury case.
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