Compensation for On-going Health Problems due to Sepsis
If you are suffering the long-term effects of sepsis due to delays in medical treatment, you might wish to consider making a claim for compensation for your pain, suffering and financial losses.
Sepsis and compensation
Sepsis can kill. If diagnosis is delayed, the patient's organs may fail and the patient may die. If a loved one has died due to delayed diagnosis and treatment of sepsis, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
However, many patients who have survived the ravages of sepsis are also very likely to suffer long-term mental, physical and cognitive problems due to the impact of this appalling condition. Where the patient has suffered a poor outcome because medical professionals failed to respond to their sepsis symptoms, it might be appropriate to pursue a compensation claim.
The impact of sepsis
The physical impact of severe sepsis can mean that the patient continues to suffer problems with the organs which support life such as the kidneys. They may also suffer from muscle weakness, fatigue, blindness or loss of a limb.
Mentally, sepsis sufferers sometimes find that their cognitive functioning is affected by the impact of sepsis. This can lead to a loss of employment and a reduction in income. If this situation was caused by a delay in medical professionals recognising and responding to the sepsis symptoms, they may be regarded as having provided substandard care and it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Psychologically, sepsis can have a shocking impact on its victims, causing a loss of confidence and considerable anxiety. This can also impact on the patient's everyday life.
Responding to sepsis symptoms
Due to the speed with which it can take effect, sepsis needs to be diagnosed and treated with considerable efficiency.
Guidelines for the management of sepsis recommend that patients begin a course of intravenous antibiotics within one hour of diagnosis and investigations are commenced to identify the underlying infection which has caused the patient to suffer a sepsis response.
The patient is also likely to require medical life-support whilst their body struggles with the underlying infection and the shocking sepsis reaction.
A failure to respond to the symptoms of sepsis, such as breathlessness, shivering and slurred speech, especially in a patient who is known to be already suffering from an infection, may be regarded as negligent.
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If you or a loved one are struggling with the on-going effects of sepsis due to a significant failure in medical care, contact Glynns today to talk to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
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