Compensation for Amputation Negligence
If an individual has had a limb, whole or partial, amputated due to medical negligence, the impact on their life is likely to be dramatic. It may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Delayed diagnosis
There are some conditions where a failure by medical professionals to recognise the nature of the patient's symptoms or a delay in treatment may mean that the patient ultimately has to suffer an amputation.
A delay in diagnosis of sepsis or necrotising fasciitis, for example, can allow the patient to deteriorate to the point where an amputation is required. The spread of a necrotising fasciitis infection, which frequently occurs in the limbs, causes tissue decay and, if treatment is delayed, amputation of a limb can be the only way to prevent further damage.
Prompt diagnosis and treatment can minimise the impact of the infection and reduce the likelihood that the patient will require an amputation.
Negligence in surgery
Substandard care of a patient during surgery can also lead to circumstances where the body's blood flow is compromised and the integrity of the patient's limbs may suffer. The positioning and monitoring of the patient, especially during extended surgical procedures, can be crucial to the patient's long-term well-being.
If poor-quality care leads to the patient needing to undergo an amputation of an affected limb, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Never Event amputation
Astonishingly, occasionally a patient has a limb amputated, not due to the patient's condition or out of necessity, but because of an accidental misidentification of either the patient of the limb. It may be that the right limb is amputated instead of the left, for example.
Such an occurrence in healthcare is termed a 'Never Event' because it should never happen. When it does occur, it is clearly a result of negligence and the patient may be able to claim compensation for the permanent effects of the unnecessary amputation.
Legal advice
Making a compensation claim for medical negligence can be extremely complex and requires the skills of a specialist solicitor.
Glynns Solicitors is a medical negligence compensation legal practice. Our team of experienced, specialist solicitors offers expertise in a wide range of medical negligence claims.
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