ACCIDENTAL NERVE DAMAGE : MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

Accidental nerve damage is one of the most serious and painful incidents that can happen to your body. The nerves are responsible for controlling sensitivity and sensation in most parts of the body and damage often results in either loss of sensation or enhanced sensation manifesting as pain. Loss of sensation may also lead to loss of function of the body part controlled by that particular nerve or nerves.

Accidental nerve damage can be caused in many ways :-

insufficient blood supply causing oxygen starvation to the nerves
excessive physical traction
excessive force used to deliver a baby leading to an injury in the brachial plexus
improper administration of anti blood clotting drugs
inadvertent injection of certain drugs into or around the surrounding area of a nerve
administration of certain toxic drugs
direct physical damage due to the different procedures including cutting, burning, stretching or compression
direct compression to a nerve due to application of a tourniquet
blood pressure build up in the vicinity of a nerve due to a damaged blood vessel.
unwarranted nerve pressure due to improper positioning of the body during a surgical operation

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