Hypoxic Brain Injury Information

Hypoxic brain injury (HBI) is a condition that occurs when there is a severe decrease of oxygen supplied to the brain.

HBI can be caused by a blockage in the respiratory tract, brought about by a traumatic event such as drowning, strangulation, suffocation or choking, or from conditions such as head trauma, cardiac arrest, carbon monoxide poisoning and complications from surgery.

Brain cells are extremely sensitive to oxygen deprivation. Cells of the brain will start to die within a few minutes if they are deprived of oxygen. This can lead to a number of problems depending on the severity of HBI.

In mild cases, it can cause short term memory loss or temporary amnesia, poor judgment, impaired motor coordination and inattentiveness or carelessness.

In severe cases, there is a state of complete unawareness and unresponsiveness, and all brain stem reflexes, including pupillary response to light and breathing reflex, stop. If this persists, brain death is inevitable.

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