Toronto Personal Injury Lawer Blog - Findlay Law

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have a wide range of effects on a person’s life. Accidents, falls and blows to the head can result in immediate, temporary brain injuries; long-term, severe damage or even death. The effects of TBI are commonly grouped into either the mild or severe category, depending on how long the person experiences unconsciousness.

Mild TBI effects
If the trauma caused a loss of consciousness or confusion in the person for less than 30 minutes, the TBI effects may be mild. Mild TBI is also referred to as a concussion. The symptoms may occur immediately or develop over time. Symptoms of mild TBI can include:

• Headache
• Mood swings or depression
• Inability to concentrate
• Difficulty sleeping
• Loss of memory
• Inability to reason properly
• Fatigue
• Impaired sense of smell, sight or sound
• Seizures

Severe TBI effects
Severe TBI can occur when a person loses consciousness for 30 minutes or longer. The effects of severe TBI can be devastating to the individual as well as the family members. Symptoms of severe TBI can include:

• Paralysis
• Difficulty speaking
• Impaired or loss of vision, hearing, smell or taste
• Inability to concentrate or process information
• Sensory depravation
• Pain
• Emotional issues, such as depression or aggression
• Seizures
  

Every TBI patient’s situation is unique. Regardless of the severity of the brain damage, TBI can change a person forever. Anyone who sustains a TBI due to the negligence of another has the right to sue the guilty party. If you or a loved one is in this situation, please contact our office today for a free consultation.

Unfortunately, surgical errors are more common than many would like to believe. Thousands of people are injured every year by medical negligence and surgical errors specifically. Here are examples of the most common devastating surgical errors made by negligent, careless, or inexperienced medical professionals:

• Incorrect incisions
• The use of un-sterile equipment,
• Damage (i.e. puncture or perforation) to nearby organs
• Nerve damage
• Prolonged surgery
• Surgical instruments, sponges, even needles being left inside a patient, causing serious post-operative damage
• Wrong site surgery, operating on the wrong part of a patient or the wrong patient altogether
  

Patients who undergo surgery do not usually anticipate surgical errors. Surgical errors may be traced to poor pre-operative planning or care. Surgical errors involving anesthesia are often life threatening, posing the risk of permanent brain damage, asphyxia, coma, organ damage, cardiovascular problems, and death.

If you had trouble in recovery, or you think an error may have occurred, you need to discuss it immediately with your surgeon and make sure to ask for copies of your surgical records. If the answers don't add up, or you think your surgeon is avoiding you, make an appointment to have someone else review the surgery and get a second opinion.

If you suspect that a surgical error was made, seek legal counsel as soon as possible. You may be entitled to damages. Please contact the experienced personal injury lawyers at Findlay Law Offices in Hamilton, Ontario for a free consultation.

One of the major reasons women deliver their babies in hospital settings is to have access to emergency care and medical professionals should something go wrong. When a doctor or other healthcare professional fails to notice fetal distress, they have placed the infant at risk for serious, and often permanent physical disabilities, or even death.

Fetal distress is an indication that the infant’s life is in imminent danger. It is indicated by either a very fast or very slow heart rate. Heart rate can increase in response to a lack of oxygen, or not recover its normal rate at the end of a contraction.

Fetal distress can be caused by breach presentation, multiple births (twins, triplets,) shoulder dystocia during which the infant’s shoulder is unable to pass through the birth canal, prolapsed umbilical cord (presenting before the baby’s head,) nuchal cord (wrapped around the baby’s neck,) abrupted placenta, or premature closure of the baby’s ductus arteriosus (part of the infant’s aorta structure.)

Emergency delivery can be induced or a caesarian section can be done to deliver the infant quickly, where he can be treated and relieved of the distress.

Failure to respond appropriately can result in injuries and disability such as cerebral palsy from lack of oxygen to the brain, Erb’s palsy or Bell’s palsy from shoulder distocia, among others.

If you or your infant experienced difficulties during delivery and your infant has suffered any injuries, contact the Findlay Law Offices in Hamilton, Ontario for a free consultation. If your physician failed to notice and properly treat fetal distress, our experienced lawyers can help you recover costs you have and will incur in caring for your child’s medical and rehabilitative needs.

The first thing to do after you have been injured in a motorcycle accident is seek medical attention. A low impact car accident is not likely to result in injuries, but a motorcycle accident can result in serious injuries even in low speed accidents. After your injuries have been attended to, seek an experienced motorcycle accident attorney.

The type of information you need to collect includes:

• A police report
• Pictures of your injuries, bruises, and lacerations.
• Medical records including bills
• Pictures of the property damage to your motorcycle
• A list of witnesses and their contact information

Other documentation that can prove invaluable is photographs. This is not always possible to do at the scene, especially if you are injured. Try to have a friend or relative get photos of the accident scene, as soon as possible after the accident. The more information that can be preserved–skid marks, where any bike parts landed, damage to the other vehicle, time of day, weather conditions–the more likely your attorney can reconstruct what happened, and can make a case for your claim.

You may waive certain rights if you make statements to an insurance company, and may complicate the claims process. The experienced personal injury lawyers at Findlay Law Offices in Hamilton, Ontario will vigorously pursue your motorcycle accident claim and get you the settlement you deserve. If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident, contact them today for a free consultation.