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A Long Island Accident Can Lead to “Talk and Die” Head Injury

There is a common misconception about head injuries that can prove to be fatal. Many people make the mistake of believing they are fine after sustaining a head injury, because they feel okay afterward. Therefore, they don’t get the medical attention that could have saved their lives. This condition is referred to as “talk and die” syndrome, because the patient appears fine at first, but then his or her condition deteriorates rapidly.

Any of the following can result in a this type of serious head trauma:

• Slip and fall
• Car accident
• Truck accident
• Defective product
• Construction accident
• Nursing home abuse
  

James J. McCarthy, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine at University of Texas Medical School at Houston, says that when you experience serious injury to your head, you can be at risk, even if you have no symptoms.

McCarthy states that, “you’ve got confined space inside the skull, and blood from the injured blood vessels flows into the same space that the brain occupies. This growing clot of blood starts taking up more and more space, and puts pressure on and decreases the flow of oxygen to the brain.” He says that the brain is literally squeezed to death.

It has been advised that if you are unconscious even a brief amount of time following a Long Island accident to get medical attention. You need to be evaluated by a medical professional to rule out bleeding around the brain. Surgery may be necessary to alleviate the pressure that has built around the brain.

Sometimes it can take days for symptoms to develop that would indicate there is a more serious brain injury. These warning signs include headache, weakness, balance problems, nausea and vomiting.

When a head injury is the result of negligence by another person or entity, you may be able to recover compensation. Contact a Long Island personal injury attorney at the law firm of Rappaport, Glass, Greene and Levine at 800.734.9445.

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