Raising a child with disabilities can have enormous costs for the family. Beyond the cost emotional, mentally and physically, the financial burden can be tremendous as well. Even with health care insurance and even government assistance, there are many out of pocket expenses that are just not covered. Specialized Medical Equipment Necessary To Care For Disabled Children Depending on the severity of the disability, there are many devices and equipment that may be needed to properly care for a disabled child. Keeping in mind that a disabled child may never be able to be on their own, these are ongoing costs that can be for the entire life of the child. Some equipment that may be needed: Wheelchairs, walkers, braces and other mobility equipment Protective gear, such as helmets, guard rails and car seats Special bedding, mattress protectors and bedding rails Medical equipment, which includes too many items to list… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Brachial Plexus Injury
Subscribe to Brachial Plexus Injury RSS FeedShould You Bring Your Experts Live to Trial?
Posted in Birth Injuries, Brachial Plexus Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Medical MalpracticeI’m really excited that my colleague Ron Miller of Miller and Zois, has agreed to prepare an article regarding a trial lawyer’s ongoing dilemma on bringing experts into court for live testimony. Ron is a seasoned trial lawyer who has seen firsthand how these cases play out. All other things being equal, live witnesses are more interesting than witnesses from recorded depositions. This is pretty obvious, right? It is easier to connect with a live human being than it is with an image on a television screen. Most experienced trial lawyers know that a trial is a living thing. A live witness makes it much easier to adapt to things that happen during the trial, including the testimony of other witnesses. But, all things are not always equal. Often it makes more sense to offer witness testimony by video recording as opposed to bringing them live at trial. Some expert… Continue Reading
Expanded Birth Injury Materials Added At Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
Posted in Birth Injuries, Brachial Plexus Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Medical MalpracticeAs medical malpractice lawyers involved in different types of birth injury cases, we recognize that the specific events that occur behind the scenes can be difficult to compartmentalize. While the fact patterns behind different incidents may vary– or overlap, the following areas have become consistent aspects in some of our cases. Consequently, we have expanded the birth injury section at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, to further refine the expanse of birth injury cases we get involved with. Please take a moment and review this expanded section with pages devoted to: Cerebral Palsy Death of mother during childbirth Meconium Aspiration Group B Strep Perinatal Encephalopathy / Oxygen Deprivation Erb’s Palsy / Shoulder Injury Stillbirth Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome Untreated jaundice in newborns Uterine Rupture Placental Abruption Of course, no family anticipates that these terms will ever become part of their vocabulary. However, if the situation should arise, our team of medical malpractice attorneys… Continue Reading
Don’t Assume Your Child’s Birth Injury Is Compensable
Posted in Birth Injuries, Brachial Plexus Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Medical MalpracticeSome of the most prolific medical malpractice cases involve injuries sustained by children during the labor and delivery process. I can’t image a warm-blooded-person who isn’t moved by the very thought of a severely disabled child who faces a lifetime of developmental difficulties and endless hours of specialized medical attention. Despite their poignant tales, these children—or perhaps more accurately, the people bringing lawsuits on their behalves, still have the burden of establishing that their child’s injury derived from the negligence of the attending physician or hospital. That’s right, before these children receive a penny for their injuries or care-related expenses, the law says that they have the burden of proving the following: The doctor and / or hospital has a duty to provide proper medical care for the child The fact that a doctor-patient relationship exists is usually considered enough in most jurisdictions for a doctor to act in a… Continue Reading
Doctor’s Error May Be Responsible To For Development Of Erb’s Palsy Or Brachial Plexus Injury
Posted in Birth Injuries, Brachial Plexus Injury, Medical MalpracticeThe birthing process can be a stressful occasion for both parents, infant— and physician. During a time in which physicians need to be cool and steady, there are those who get caught up in the moment and fail to follow good medical practice. When a physician, or other delivery personnel, rush to evacuate the baby from the birth canal, they sometimes pull or push too hard on the infant’s head or shoulders– causing damage to an area around the baby’s neck where the nerves from the arms connect with the neck and spine (brachial plexus). A brachial plexus injury to a newborn can result in varying degrees of disability– both from a short and long-term perspective. The degree of impairment is usually determined by the type of injury to the nerves in the brachial plexus. There are four designated types of brachial plexus injuries in newborns: Avulsion- When the nerves… Continue Reading
Doctor’s Rough Handling Of Forceps During Delivery To Blame For Spinal Cord Injury To Child
Posted in Birth Injuries, Brachial Plexus Injury, Medical MalpracticeForceps are a tool available to doctors to assist with the delivery of babies in circumstances where the anatomy of the mother or positioning of the child requires assistance for a vaginal delivery. In most situations where forceps are used, the doctor encountered some difficultly during the delivery process to necessitate utilization of this tool. While there indeed may be a sense of urgency to extract the baby, doctors need to be mindful of the dangers that can ensue when forceps aren’t used carefully and with a sure hand. Though uncommon, the aggressive use if forceps by doctors during delivery can result in serious injury to the baby. The added leverage and force put upon the child with forceps may result in injury to the neck or spinal cord. A birth injury lawsuit was recently resolved in which a boy’s spinal cord was catastrophically injured by a doctor delivering him… Continue Reading
Lights, Camera, Baby Delivery! Are Parents Entitled To Film The Birth Of Their Children?
Posted in Birth Injuries, Brachial Plexus Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Medical MalpracticeFor some reason, my wife likes to keep her hand on her cell phone at all times— mostly to capture every: laugh, cry, tumble, stumble, meal, activity, outfit, ect. of my son. I’ve long given up trying to explain to her that there’s really no need to document his life in a moment-by-moment progression. On the other hand, her moment-by-moment photography has captured some pretty cool pictures that we would likely never have– if it were not for her lightning-quick photography skills. Apparently my wife isn’t the only one intent on preserving most of my son’s development though a camera (or cell phone) lens. The New York Times had a provoking article, “Camera, and Rules Against Them, Stir Passions in Delivery Rooms” which discusses the frequent desire of parents to capture their child’s first moments breathing air versus many medical facilities desire to restrict photography in the delivery rooms over… Continue Reading