Pesticide Caused TBI 10 Years Ago
On March 26, 2007, 16 year old Christian Ward was rushed to the hospital after being exposed to the pesticide diazinon. Ward was exposed to the pesticide when her hair was washed with it to treat hair lice. She cried in pain immediately after diazinon was poured into her hair and went into cardiac arrest shortly thereafter. After being admitted to the hospital, Christian Ward remained in a coma for 5 days. Doctors told her family that she suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe that she would probably be in a vegetative state for the rest of her life.
