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Medicine for sedation within an IV tube. Sedation may sometimes mask neurological decline.
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When Sedation Masks Neurological Deterioration: Causation Challenges in ICU Settings
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In intensive care settings, sedation is often necessary. Mechanically ventilated patients may require sedative medications to tolerate life-sustaining treatment, control agitation, reduce metabolic demand, or facilitate recovery from serious ailments.
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A truck visible in a car's rear view mirror. In certain truck accidents, it becomes clear that there is comparative negligence at play, where each driver played a role in the outcome.
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Comparative Negligence in Pennsylvania Truck Accident Cases: When Fault Is Shared
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Catastrophic truck accident litigation rarely involves a single act of negligence. While a commercial truck driver may have exceeded their hours-of-service limits or failed to inspect the brakes, the plaintiff
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A patient in a dark room who is seemingly in pain. The cause may be retroperitoneal bleeding, which can occur after a traumatic incident.
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Retroperitoneal Bleeding: Why It Is Frequently Missed and Legally Significant
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Retroperitoneal bleeding occupies a unique position in catastrophic injury litigation because the injury often progresses within a concealed anatomical space. Objective signs of physiological deterioration emerge gradually rather than dramatically.
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A large tractor trailer on a highway. In a truck accident, any violations on this truck may be included in punitive damages against the driver or the company.
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Punitive Damages in Truck Accident Cases: When Safety Violations Become More Than Negligence
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In many truck accidents, plaintiffs often seek compensation for injuries caused by negligence. However, the plaintiff cannot simply make the demand, they must prove that the defendant failed to exercise
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A medical professional holding a stethoscope with crossed arms. In cases where negligence leads to another injury, the care team may face consequences.
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Apportioning Liability Between Initial Injury and Medical Treatment Failures
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Not every injury is attributable to a single event or a single practitioner. In many complex medical negligence cases, the patient suffers an initial traumatic or medical injury and subsequently
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A stressed doctor at a computer who has been unable to recognize compartment syndrome.
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Failure to Recognize Compartment Syndrome: Timing and Permanent Injury
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Compartment syndrome is one of the few medical emergencies in which the passage of time may directly determine whether tissue survives. The condition develops due to pressure within a closed
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An x-ray of a broken collarbone that occurred during a truck accident. Even seemingly minor injuries can have long-term effects that contribute to an individual's lost earning capacity.
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Lost Earning Capacity After Catastrophic Truck Injuries: Why Income Loss Is Not the Same as Wage Loss
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Catastrophic truck accidents often produce enormous financial losses. However, one of the more significant damages has little to do with the wages the plaintiff may have missed. The concern is
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Two doctors discussing an image of a brain, likely one showing secondary hypoxic brain injury after initial injuries occurred. The patient is in the bed.
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Distinguishing Impact Injury From Secondary Hypoxic Brain Damage
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Traumatic brain injury cases do not always involve a single neurological issue. In some catastrophic injury matters, the initial trauma is followed by a secondary period of oxygen deprivation that
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The scene of a truck accident where there was occupant compartment intrusion from the truck, as well as injuries.
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Occupant Compartment Intrusion in Truck Accidents: Evaluating the Relationship Between Impact Forces and Catastrophic Injury
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Visible damage is often the first thing documented when a passenger vehicle collides with a commercial truck. Crushed metal and shattered glass illustrate the severity of the truck accident, but
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Two doctors looking at CT imaging. When the test is not done as soon as possible, injuries may develop unseen, leading to harm.
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Failure to Order Timely CT Imaging After Head Trauma
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Before the full extent of intracranial trauma can be analyzed, several clinical decisions must be made. While not every patient with a head injury requires immediate imaging, the failure to
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