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  • Birth Injury Caused by Hospital Staff Error

    [ November 18, 2009 | Nathan Polum | Posted in Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Chicago, Medical Malpractice ]

    The family of a five-year-old Chicago boy was awarded $14 million after he suffered a severe brain injury during birth that resulted in him having cerebral palsy. Staff members at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago allegedly mixed up the boy’s heart rate with his mother’s pulse rate.

    The baby boy was not breathing when he was born, and the staff was not prepared to resuscitate him because of the monitoring error. The obstetrician and the nurse both misinterpreted the boy’s heart rate before delivery and did not even realize the baby was in fetal distress.

    The boy went without oxygen for seven minutes which, in turn, caused him to have cerebral palsy with total paralysis of his arms and legs. A neonatal resuscitation team was not called until the baby was delivered, and as soon as a breathing tube was placed in his airway, his heart rate increased. But it was too late; the damage to the brain had already been done, and the boy will never walk or talk.

    Experienced Chicago Birth Injury Attorney Jay Paul Deratany has won millions for his clients in birth injury and brain injury cases. If you or someone you know has been the victim of a birth injury, contact The Deratany Firm today to discuss your legal options.

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    Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Nathan Polum has assisted The Deratany Firm in winning millions for clients across Illinois. Concentrating in Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Nursing Home Abuse & Accident / Injury cases, The Deratany Firm's compassionate lawyers are aggressive advocates for your rights.

     

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