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| March 10, 2010 |
| What Are Catastrophic Injuries? |
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catastrophic injury is considered any type of physical injury that leaves the victim disfigured, disabled, debilitated, or with a significantly lower quality of life. Catastrophic injuries can be life-threatening, and typically require extensive medical care and rehabilitation. If you are suffering from a catastrophic injury, you should speak with a personal injury attorney at the Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman about your legal rights. If the circumstances that led to your injury were caused by the negligent or reckless conduct of another, you could stand to be compensated for your pain and suffering, medical expenses, emotional trauma, lost wages, and overall decreased enjoyment of life.
Examples of Catastrophic Injuries
While all injuries are painful, certain types of injuries are described as catastrophic due to the physical and emotional toll they take on the body.
Burn injuries,
brain injuries,
birth injuries,
spinal cord injuries, amputations, and disfigurement are considered catastrophic injuries.
Whether you were injured in an
auto accident,
motorcycle accident, or
truck accident, or you sustained the injury as a result of a
workplace accident,
slip & fall,
defective product, or
medical malpractice, you can depend on a skilled
Detroit personal injury lawyer at Freedman & Freedman to help you take legal action in an effort to recover maximum compensation!
Schedule a
free initial consultation to discuss your injury by calling
(888) 252-8582 today!
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| February 10, 2010 |
| Botched Brain Surgery Leads to Medical Malpractice Lawsuit |
| Posted By Freedman & Freedman |
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Oakwood Hospital and two of its doctors have been named as defendants in a
medical malpractice lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by the family of Deborah Blankenship, who died from
brain damage after a surgeon operated on the wrong side of her brain. Blankenship was 49 years old.
On August 7, 2007 Blankenship came to the hospital’s emergency room complaining of an acute headache. She was initially treated by Dr. Hasnain Haider-Shah, who determined that Blankenship was suffering from a severe artery leak in her brain. Despite being able to locate the source of the leak, he was unable to block the bleeding using a catheter.
Blankenship was then scheduled for surgery with Dr. Robert R. Johnson to undergo an emergency craniotomy. According to the lawsuit, Johnson cut into the right side of Blankenship’s skull, but had to stop and call Haider-Shah to determine which side of Blankenship’s brain the aneurysm was on. Due to the delay in surgery, Blankenship suffered severe brain damage, and 16 months after undergoing the surgery she passed away.
Blankenship’s family is seeking an undisclosed amount in damages.
If your loved one has passed away due to some form of medical malpractice, you should consider speaking with an attorney about your rights to benefits under Michigan
wrongful death laws. An experienced
Detroit medical malpractice attorney at Freedman & Freedman is available to meet with you during a free consultation to review your case and discuss your legal options.
To arrange a consultation,
contact the Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman today at
(888) 252-8582!
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