Orange County Brain Injury Lawyers

The Orange County California brain injury lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have represented many people who have had brain injuries. They know how hard they can be on the victim and their family. In fact, brain injuries are some of the most complex injuries we can face since our brain is intricate and crucial. We believe that you need brain injury lawyers with experience to be on your side.

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Getting comprehensive and timely medical help is crucial for brain injuries to make sure you get to Maximum Medical Improvement as soon as you can. We know you must be concerned about how you are going to be able to pay for the ongoing treatment and how to support your family now and possibly in the future. We understand those concerns and we can maximize your possible compensation. We have a proven track record and we care about each of our clients. Our personal injury and work injury law firm can start helping you today so call us any time at (714) 783-2205.

Brain Injury Definition

The term brain injury is a general term that encompasses many types of injuries to the brain and its surrounding. Head injuries, though, refer to any injury to the head including the skull and all parts of the body from the neck up. We have categorized the causes for brain injuries into internal and external. External brain injuries happen because of outside forces affecting the brain including an impact because of a fall or flying object, blast waves, suddenly stopping or suddenly speeding up, or from an object penetrating the skull into the brain. The internal types of brain injuries include heart attacks, toxins, strokes, cancer, infection, and hemorrhaging.

Brain Damage Definition

Brain damage can be a symptom of brain injuries. Brain cells are lost due to the fact that they are destroyed or damaged. Brain damage can typically cause a loss of consciousness or emotional, mental, or physical function.

Brain Injury & Brain Damage Causes

There are many causes for brain injury and brain damage but this is just a list of some of the most common traumatic ones are: skateboarding accidents, sports injuries (including football brain injuries, soccer brain injuries, basketball brain injuries, hockey brain injuries and softball/baseball brain injuries), on the job accidents, car accidents, electric shock, factory or mine accidents, near drowning, motorcycle accidents, choking, malignancy, trip, slip and fall injuries, lack of enough blood or oxygen getting to the brain, pedestrian accidents, strangulation, construction site accidents, work injuries, crosswalk accidents, defective products, and violence. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation has claimed that people falling accounts for twenty-eight percent of brain injuries, automobile accidents and being struck by an object account for about twenty percent of brain injuries each, whereas violence and non-motorized bicycle accidents make up a combined fifteen percent.

Brain damage can be caused by many problems including an aneurysm, poisons, neurological illness, a lack of oxygen, chemotherapy, the brain injuries listed above, or infection.

Brain Injuries Results

Brain injuries can affect the entire brain or just specific regions and thus the symptoms and long term results vary greatly. A contusion is a potential result of brain injuries as it is a bruise on the brain. It may need to be removed by surgery if it is or becomes too big. Coup-contrecoup brain injuries are instances where there is an injury at the site of the trauma and an injury opposite it. Concussions are another type of brain injury and they may have some lasting effects. It usually happens because of sudden movement to the brain that stretches the blood vessels and damage cranial nerves. Out of all the acquired traumatic brain injuries, it is the most common.

Treatment for Brain Injuries

The first set of treatments that the first medical responders may perform for your brain injury are meant to stabilize the victim’s head and brain injuries. The first priorities are to stabilize the neck, spine and head, stop the bleeding, remove any big blood clots within the skull, control the internal pressure in the skull, and allow/encourage the correct amount of blood flow to get to the brain. Once those primary priorities are accomplished, additional treatments for brain injuries include using diuretics to attempt to control the amount of water in the body, restricting the overall fluid intake, using anticonvulsants to try to help prevent seizures from occurring, and using a ventricular drain and ventricular to assist the patient to breath while being able to drain fluids as needed.

Brain surgeons may be utilized to conduct the following surgeries. The first type of brain surgery is called a craniotomy. This is where they will open the skull up to try to resolve the issues that are the cause of the increased pressure (including blood clots and swollen brain tissues). The second type of brain surgery is Burr holes. The purpose of it is to remove blood clots. A bone flap removal brain surgery is another way surgeons can relieve internal pressure.

Brain Injury while Working

Brain injuries can happen very quickly and possibly very traumatically. It happens at work as numerous jobs around the state involve them working with and around big construction, farm or factory equipment, heavy objects, electricity, motorcycles, trucks, cars, conveyor belts, tractors, mine equipment and chemicals. The work injury firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo can use their vast experience with these cases over thirty years to handle your workers’ compensation claims as well as any personal injury cases for your brain injuries. Since we specialize in both worker’s comp and personal injury, our lawyers know how to handle Third Party instances where you were injured at work and a third party shares the fault.

Signs of Potential Severe Brain Injury

All injuries to the head or brain are taken seriously and need immediate medical attention no matter their severity. The following, though, is just a summarized list of signs that may point to the patient having a brain injury that is quite severe: convulsions, dilation of both or just one pupil, a headache that lingers, slurred speech, tired eyes, lightheadedness, loss of coordination, confusion, agitation, weak or numb extremities, aphasia, unequal pupil size, listlessness, irritability, and/or vomiting/nausea.

Some Brain Injuries Cause Comas

Comas are an unsettling result of some brain injuries (or infections). A patient with a coma is not sleeping but rather in a very deep state of unconsciousness where they cannot respond to stimulation, even very “aggressive” stimulation. A comatose person is alive but it might take weeks for them to come out of the coma. After a coma, a person’s condition varies widely. Some people recover all their memories, cognitive and physical functions. Other patients come out of it to be in a vegetative state which could last a long time. Additionally, they could wake to be in a stupor, be lethargic or be in a state where they only recover the basic body functions.

Brain Injury Scale

The Glasgow Coma Scale was developed to have a universal rating system for the severity of brain injuries and the level of consciousness for a brain injury patient. Your score is determined by motor, verbal, and your eyes’ reactions to stimuli. A score of three to eight means severe brain injury, a score of nine to twelve means moderate brain injury and a score of thirteen to fifteen means mild brain injury. Other scales exist like the Coma/Near Coma Scale (CNC) and the Coma Recovery Scale – Revised (CRS-R).

Locked In & Shaken Baby Syndrome

Locked In Syndrome can be quite serious as a person can only move their eyes and blink. Shaken Baby Syndrome could be the result of Diffuse Axonal Injuries where shaking or moving the head very quickly has caused the baby’s brain to be damaged.

The Second Impact Syndrome

Second Impact Syndrome is when a second brain injury has occurred before the first brain injury has had time to fully heal. This syndrome is possible for concussion victims as it can take many months to over a year for the brain to fully heal from a concussion.

Contact Us: Free Initial Consultation

The legal process for brain injuries are very complex due to the intricate nation of the brain and brain injuries. You need brain injury lawyers with a proven track record and a vast amount of experience specifically with brain injuries. We offer a free initial consultation and case evaluation so you are able to get your questions answered and learn more about the possible legal process for your case. Our law firm will not charge you for our time and services even after the free consultation unless and until we win your case. The Orange County brain injury lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo still do house calls as they will come to your home or hospital room if you are unable to come to our office. We available to meet during the normal hours of Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 5:30pm and we will also meet you, by appointment, on Saturdays, Sundays and in the evening.

Law Firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo
Orange County, California ~ (714) 783-2205