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Brain Injury Treatment Options
Whether someone you care about got seriously hurt in a Fresno gang fight, or your spouse or close relative suffered a traumatic brain injury after a car crash downtown, you'd be well informed to know a quick rundown of the treatments potentially available, as well as a legal resource should your situation have been caused by the actions or negligence of another.
TBI treatment in the ICU
The first two days following acute brain injury are the most critical when regarding the patient's potential for survival and long-term rehab. In the emergency room, doctors may use a variety of technologies to protect the brain and the body from further harm. For instance, a person may be placed under anesthesia so that he or she will not accidentally move and suffer further brain injury. Intravenous lines, respirators, catheters, and nasogastric tubes can be used to deliver medication, collect fluids and document output, while keeping the patient breathing and otherwise functioning physically.
In the ICU, doctors may use a technology called anti-embolism stockings to prevent the formation of blood clots in the legs and help blood circulate. They may also use a technique called ventricular draining to remove excesses cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to offset any swelling related damage. Doctors may also use an intracranial pressure monitor (ICP) to relieve pressure inside the cranium and collect information to better treat the patient.
Other Fresno brain injury treatments include medications that can stave off infections, tamp down on brain swelling and prevent seizures. Emergency surgery may be necessary to release excess pressure build-up and also remove blood clotting (to prevent stroke and the death/damage of more brain tissue).
The First Two Weeks
After the first 48-hours, the next danger period is the first two weeks. During this time, victims are at high risk for brain swelling-related complications, including shearing of neural tissue, clotting, bleeding, and the release of neurochemicals that can have adverse effects. Emergency treatments, such as the ones described above, may be used.
Long-Term Treatment
Over the longer term, treatments will focus not only on stabilizing the patient and helping him or her avoid further damage but also on helping him or her regain function. Unfortunately, neural tissue can be difficult to regenerate. It's much easier to regenerate skin, muscle, and even other organ tissue, for instance. But the brain is an amazing organ, and patients with Fresno TBI have demonstrated recovery even months and years after the initial injury to the head and brain.
Ongoing treatment focuses on rehabilitating the patient to regain functions such as speech, motor control, and memory, as well as monitoring to prevent additional damage and trauma.
For help with any legal questions you may have, connect with the Fresno head injury lawyers at Estey & Bomberger, LLP. This experienced team has the track record and resources you need to recover financial losses and collect any damages because of your brain injury. Learn more by calling (800) 610-1892 to receive a complimentary case evaluation.