Anoxic Brain Injuries: Injuries From Oxygen Deprivation

North Carolina (NC) Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers
Attorneys Licensed in NC and South Carolina (SC) with Office in Elizabeth City, NC   

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and have experience handling traumatic brain injury and closed head injuries. In fact, our firm in 2000 helped a brain-damaged client receive what was then the largest verdict for a brain injury case in Virginia history. 

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and and we have been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Rick and Jim have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg. While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call promptly.

 

When most people think about brain injuries, they think about head trauma caused by car accidents, sports injuries, or falls. But a number of serious brain injuries aren’t caused by blunt force trauma, they are caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. These injuries, called anoxic brain injuries, can have permanent and serious consequences and can lead to life-long disabilities.

There are a number of causes of anoxic brain injuries, including:

• Drowning and water accidents
• Anesthesiology mistakes and medical errors
• Choking and suffocation
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Respiratory problems
• Electrical shock accidents
• Heart attack or stroke
• Brain tumor

The symptoms of an anoxic brain injury are much like the symptoms of other forms of head injuries. At worst, anoxic brain injuries can lead to a coma, a vegetative state, or death. Less serious forms of anoxic brain injuries can still cause lifelong disabilities, such as cognitive issues, learning delays, paralysis, personality changes, sensory problems, and memory loss. The severity of an anoxic brain injury depends on how long the brain was deprived of oxygen as well as what caused the injury initially. Most people who suffer from anoxic brain injury face a long rehabilitation and recovery.

If you or a loved one has suffered a debilitating anoxic brain injury, you should talk to a personal injury attorney with a history of representing anoxic brain injury victims. While not all anoxic brain injuries are preventable, some are the result of medical negligence or gross negligence – and you could deserve compensation for medical bills, future medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering.



Elizabeth City, NC Personal Injury Attorneys
North Carolina (NC) Personal Injury Lawyers
Specializing in North Carolina Wrongful Death & Injury Law