This page discusses Anoxic /Hypoxic Brain Injury. If you or a loved one already knows all about hypoxic brain injury and you just need an Oregon Trial Attorney to help you, you may call me for free at 503-665-4234.

The brain needs oxygen continuously; it cannot store it. And the brain needs a lot of oxygen. The brain uses 15% to 20% of the body's output of oxygen, even though it constitutes only about 3% of the total body weight. 
As an Oregon Attorney, I’ve seen too many cases of Anoxic Brain Injury due to the negligence of others.

Anoxic Brain Injury happens when oxygen is cut off, such as when the heart stops or when there is a near-drowning accident. Anoxia is the total absence of oxygen. Hypoxia refers to a shortage of oxygen to the brain, such as when someone suffers cardiac arrest and cardio pulmonary resuscitation provides less than the necessary amount of oxygen. 



Anoxic / Hypoxic Brain Injury can occur from anesthesia accidents or hospital and medical malpractice. Although anesthesia is common, it is a very dangerous and complex undertaking. If the anesthetist is not very careful about the drugs used and does not scrupulously monitor the patient during surgery, the heart and or lungs can be anesthetized, causing cardio-pulmonary arrest. A doctor's accidental injection into the vein (instead of tissue) of certain drugs also can cause the heart to stop, leading to anoxic or hypoxic brain injury. (I helped a young man achieve a multi-million dollar settlement for brain injury due to an anesthesia accident / medical malpractice.)


Other causes of anoxic brain injury include near drownings, near suffocation or strangulation, and infants smothered accidentally by someone sleeping with them or getting caught on the crib. Recently, I helped a man whose wife suffered anoxic brain damage leading to her death because she was left unattended on the toilet at an assisted living facility in Oregon.

It is important to get the medical help you need right away because after about 12 months, it is unlikely that the injured person's brain will recover any further from anoxic brain injury.

It is important to get legal help right away to preserve the evidence and avoid insurance company mischief. You may call me for a free consultation or E-mail me with your information.