The Fresno Bee reports that a hospital in California's central valley has just installed a cooling blanket technology in order to prevent brain injury to newborns who have been deprived of oxygen.
This technology cools the entire body of a new born, reducing the risk of brain injuries at birth that may lead to neurological disorders and cerebral palsy. Though the idea of using cooling technology to prevent brain injury is not a new one, Children's Hospital Central California is the first hospital in the central valley to use full-body cooling blankets.
Studies show that cooling greatly benefits newborns who have a lack of oxygen. This deprivation of oxygen to the brain leads to brain swelling, which severely reduces blood supply putting the child at risk for brain injury as well as possible damage to the child's liver or kidneys. Permanent injury to the child's brain and other organs becomes possible after several hours of oxygen deprivation, which is why when introduced soon after delivery, cooling therapy greatly reduces those risks.
Though techonology such as cooling blanket therapy greatly reduces the risk of brain injury at birth, birth injury as a result of medical malpractice can be devastating to children and their families. If you feel that you have been a victim of medical malpractice, contact the Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates by phone at 800/541-9376 or visit us online at www.birthinjurydoctorlawyer.com.
