Sepsis Medical Care Failings and How to Claim Compensation
Prompt diagnosis and appropriate and timely care of sepsis can produce a positive patient outcome. Delays in diagnosis and care can threaten the long-term health and, ultimately, the life of the patient.
Negligent medical care of sepsis
Without competent and timely care, a patient can face multiple organ failure and death. If they survive, they may struggle with a permanently and severely compromised quality of life due to wide-ranging health issues including fatigue, aches and pains, breathing difficulties, cognitive difficulties, and even the loss of a limb.
Medical professionals may be regarded as having been negligent in their care of a patient with sepsis for a variety of reasons including the following:
- An error in surgery, causing a patient to develop sepsis
- A failure to recognise the symptoms of sepsis
- A failure to monitor an at-risk patient for signs and symptoms of sepsis
- A failure to refer a patient for specialist intervention or to seek a second opinion
- A delay in initiating treatment with antibiotics
How to claim compensation
The first step towards a successful compensation claim is to talk to a specialist solicitor. They will be able to investigate the quality of your care, help you to develop a witness statement and identify whether or not you have been the victim of negligent medical care.
It would be helpful if, before you contact a solicitor, you make a note of the experiences which have led you to think that you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation. This would include the dates, events and conversations of your attendances with medical professionals such as your GP and hospital as appropriate. Also to recall the development of the symptoms which led you to seek medical help and if and how those symptoms changed during your medical care. You could also make a note of your current symptoms and the difficulties you may be facing as a result of your negligent care.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors are specialists in medical negligence law. With a team of experienced solicitors and extensive expertise in sepsis compensation claims, we are ideally placed to understand the impact which negligence has had on your life and to support you in making a claim for compensation.
If you think that either you or a loved one may have been the victim of negligent medical care, don't delay before seeking legal advice. Compensation claims are associated with a three-year deadline and a thorough investigation into the quality of your care is required before that deadline.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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