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Care for victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) starts on the battlefield, according to “Guidelines for Field Management of Combat-Related Head Trauma”, New York Brain Injury Lawyers have learned. The combat medic works hard to prevent further harm from coming to the victim. The basics, such as the ABCs of airway, breathing, and circulation are tended to before work on the actual injury begins.
Once the patient is stabilized, the severity of the injury is determined, which helps form the basis of triage decisions. Someone who is less injured can be evacuated to a better facility than a field hospital. Some of these need to be moved by helicopter or some other expeditious manner. A blast from something like an improvised explosive device (IED) often results in multiple injuries, which need to be managed all at once. In Manhattan and Queens, doctors are studying these results in order to better deal with the injuries.
The combat support hospital is the place for a more detailed assessment of injuries. When it comes to blast trauma, neuroimaging with CT scans should be done as soon as possible. It is important to identify things like intracranial hemorrhage, skull fractures, or cerebral edemas before they develop into something worse. Often it is necessary to perform emergency neurosurgery, New York City Brain Injury Lawyers have discovered.
Military TBI patients receive the same sort of care they would get in a civilian hospital, with the same issues to worry about, such as adequate oxygenation controlling intracranial pressure. TBI can often cause swelling of the brain, which creates pressure inside the skull. Some radical therapies, like inducing mild hypothermia, have been shown to be effective in some cases.
If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury from an accident or assault, a New York Brain Injury Lawyer can help you to receive the benefits you deserve. A New York Brain Injury Lawyer will review your case and make sure that justice is served for your family. The Office of Stephen Bilkis and Associates can offer you support and guidance as well as a free consultation when you contact us at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW. We have offices in New York City, including Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and The Bronx and in Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County.