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 whew. glad everything worked out man. hope he has a super speedy 100% recovery

 damn, that story is scary. hope he recovers fast!

TRMGM:

On Wednesday June 24th my 13 year old son Gage came home after falling off a bicycle and hitting his head (No helmet). When I began questioning him as to what exactly happened he told me that he could not remember and that he had lost consciousness at the time of the impact. Immediately I rushed him to the Kaiser emergency room and told them what had happened.

After performing a CT scan they told us that Gage had an epidural hematoma and that he would have to remain under observation in order to tell the extent of the injury. It didn't take long before my son began going down hill fast becoming extremely confused and lethargic and ultimately he lost consciousness.

The doctors out him on a respirator and told me that immediate brain surgery was needed and that he (the tending ER doctor) was making calls to hospitals that would be able to treat him. This was at 9:00 p.m. and at 12:30 a.m. they had still not found a place for my son as he lay dying slipping into a comma.

Finally at 1:00 he was rushed to the Oakland children's hospital to have emergency brain surgery to stop the bleeding and remove a blood colt. After 2 hours the doctor came out of the room and said they had saved my sons life. I asked what his prognosis was and he had said that it was too early to tell anything and to be thankful he was still with us.

After a few days my son woke up and eventually could breath on his own and now is eating and walking around. He has regained his memory and it appears that there will be no lasting effects from his injury.

Over the last couple days I have been questioning different people in order to find out why my son had to wait so long to find a place to go in order to have the surgery. I am told that this issue has caused allot of concern and it is currently being investigated. Had they have waited an hour more my son might not be alive today. Should I contact an attorney over this apparent debacle or just move on and be grateful for having my son? The ER doctor also stated that my son needed have the surgery by Peter Sun, MD,  a leader in the field of pediatric neurosurgery at Oakland Children's hopital and that Kaiser did not want to do the surgery themselves due to the extent of the injury.

Wow man, I always look forward to your posts but seriously hate you have gone through this.  Most important is that your boy will be ok and seems that will have no ill effects, that is GREAT news.

The other stuff?  No background for me to give, but GL to you and I hope you get this straightened out.  Head injuries are never something to play with, thank god you did not have another horror story here that unfortunately is not entirely uncommon now.

wow

i say be thankful and move on. the hospital will do their best to fix this problem

wow. great thinking on your part to get to the hospital. you saved his life.

 holy shit!  so glad he was up front with you.  Had that been me, Im sure I would have just said im fine.  Glad things turned out for the better.

 thats crazy. i would have to say just be glad you have your son still. but if you think money will make you feel better than go for it...

Thank you all for the well wishes. Believe me the whole attorney thing was not my idea. Some relatives have been crying foul over this. I am just happy to have my boy. The doctor saved two lives that day. My mind is just scattered right now and I am trying to sort things out. Thanks again and God Bless.

(oIo):

wow. great thinking on your part to get to the hospital. you saved his life.

shotmang:

 thats crazy. i would have to say just be glad you have your son still. but if you think money will make you feel better than go for it...

I am very glad things seem to have worked out for your son.  Above all, that is what is important.

As far as contacting an attorney (an I am a personal injury attorney), I'd let that go.

It seems to me that Kaiser may have been negligent for not ensuring your son received treatment sooner and perhaps endangering his life.  But only a review of all records by an MD can confirm that.

However, the good folks at Oakland Children's Hospital saved his life -- and fortunately -- your son has no apparent ill affects.  Therefore, even if Kaiser was negligent, their negligence did not cause your son any real injuries.

While you and your family were undoubtedly put through agony while you waited, that's just not an appropriate reason for a lawsuit. 

Again, you should be very thankful things turned out, and even though I am a PI attorney, believe me, count your blessings and live your lives -- pass on the lawsuit.

Thank you for your response. I think the wait may have indeed been a blessing as the doctor we did get was the best in the area from what I am told. Here is the hero that saved my sons life.