Signs and Symptoms of Brain Hematomas at Childbirth

Sometimes these injuries heal on their own, but other times injuries are more severe and require medical care. Brain hematoma injuries in South Florida are birth injuries that need immediate care.

Signs of a brain hematoma include:

• Swelling of the head

• Hypovolemic shock

• Paleness (pallor)

• Increased respiratory rate

• Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)

• Low blood pressure (hypotension)

• Lethargy

• Coma

• Convulsions

Sometimes, when infant hematoma injuries occur, there are no obvious symptoms right away. This is why parents and doctors need to be aware of an infant's sluggishness and poor feedings. When an infant has a seizure or any other noticeable sign mentioned above, parents need to immediately take their child into the emergency room or doctor's office for an examination.

Infants who have suffered a brain hematoma and have hemorrhaging need to be treated immediately by skilled surgeons.

If your child has suffered a brain hematoma injury, you should not have to deal with the financial and emotional effects of this South Florida birth injury alone. Please call Chalik & Chalik to talk with one of our supportive and knowledgeable Fort Lauderdale birth injury lawyers today at (888) 539-5297 and receive a free legal consultation.