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Seeking Anoxic Brain Injury References

I am a dentist whose patient was injured during wisdom tooth removal at the oral surgeon's office.  It was estimated that he was anoxic for 4-8 minutes.  He has made a remarkable recovery, although significant deficits remain.  

I am in the process of writing up an account of his injury and am looking for a good resource that describes in detail what happens physiologically when the body is deprived of oxygen.

Thanks!
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Bump.  Any other recommendations?
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Thanks for that recommendation.  As a general aviation pilot, I should have thought of the FAA.  Good call.

Regarding your comment.  This surgeon is well trained (as is his staff), and the injury was not due to negligence or malpractice on his part.  The problem was due to a malfunction in the gas lines due (allegedly, I must say to CMA while litigation is ongoing) to improper installation by the plumbing contractor and lack of oversight/inspection by the building inspector.  It was a terrible situation, to be sure.

Thanks again.  I'll check into the FAA, but am open to any and all recommendations.
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There are many resources in the general medical literature.

The Aviation Medicine branch of the Federal Aviation Agency has done extensive research in this area in conjunction with development of standards for the presurization of aircraft and the rules and regulations regarding use of oxygen. They are only a phone call away.

I have my own gripe about dental surgeons, many of whom administer anaesthesia without endotrachealy intubating the patient, and instead of having a trained nurse anesthetist nearby they have Susan, a certified dental hygienist who speaks three words of english, and is on her ipod, or playing "farmville" on her laptop while the procedure is performed.

Needless to state, you have what my favorite bottomfeeder calls a "tort" action here, and you can be assured your "after action report" will probably end up at the end of a subpoena duces tecum, attached by superglue.

That being said, I'd make sure to dot all the "i"s.
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