Accident and Emergency Misdiagnosis and Compensation for Cauda Equina Syndrome
A misdiagnosis in Accident and Emergency can mean that the patient returns home without accessing the services necessary to prevent this appalling medical condition.
A failure of care
If medical professionals fail to suspect or respond to the possible symptoms of cauda equina syndrome, it can have catastrophic consequences for the patient. This is true whether the relevant professional is your GP in the local surgery, the practitioner who deals with your NHS 111 call or the medics who deal with you in Accident and Emergency.
Cauda equina syndrome is a medical emergency and a failure to take the appropriate actions at the right time may justify a claim for compensation.
If you or a loved one are struggling with the shocking symptoms of this debilitating condition, contact a legal specialist to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
A successful claim can help to address the consequences of this terrible failure of care and may help the patient to improve their devastated quality of life.
Failings in Accident and Emergency
If an individual attends Accident and Emergency with possible symptoms of cauda equina compression, it is essential that the implications are recognised and a referral for an MRI scan or a call for a second opinion is made.
A failure to examine or assess, a failure to recognise the relevance of the symptoms and a misdiagnosis of the symptoms will mean that the patient is sent home with a completely inappropriate reassurance. They will not have undergone the necessary MRI scan. Neither will they have undergone the surgery necessary to decompress the nerve and prevent further lower body function losses. If their symptoms continue to deteriorate they may not realise that they have been misdiagnosed and take comfort from their incorrect diagnosis rather than making an immediate return to hospital for further assessment.
By the time the patient considers that their diagnosis may not be correct, it may be too late for surgery to make much difference to their condition and they may struggle with the appalling symptoms of cauda equina syndrome for the rest of their life.
Speak to a legal specialist
If you are struggling with the incontinence and mobility losses associated with cauda equina syndrome and suspect that you have been the victim of negligence in Accident and Emergency, contact Glynns Solicitors. Specialists in medical negligence law, we have extensive expertise in cauda equina syndrome claims and a thorough understanding of the impact of this cruel condition.
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