Clinical Negligence and Compensation for Necrotising Fasciitis Disability
Speak to a legal specialist if you or a loved one are struggling with the consequences of negligent medical care of necrotising fasciitis.
Clinical negligence in necrotising fasciitis care
Necrotising fasciitis is a life-threatening medical emergency. Any instance of substandard care has the potential to cause a catastrophic outcome for the patient.
Even where the patient survives, their tissue loss and physical and psychological trauma can be extensive, affecting many aspects of their life and compromising their ability to work and even their personal independence.
The reason for this is due to the rapid and disabling nature of this tissue-destroying infection. Any delay is likely to cause the patient to suffer a worse outcome than should have been the case with an appropriate level of care.
Examples of negligent care could include the following:
- A failure to provide appropriate medical care of an abscess
- A failure to provide prophylactic antibiotics to a patient when it would normally be regarded as necessary
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms of necrotising fasciitis such as intense pain, swelling and discolouration in the region of a cut or incision
- A failure to make a referral for specialist intervention
- A failure to monitor a post-operative patient
- A delay in initiating debridement surgery
Making a claim for compensation
If substandard medical care causes the patient to suffer a poor long-term outcome, they are legally entitled to make a claim for compensation for the consequences.
Where the impact of necrotising fasciitis is concerned, the consequences can be extensive and life-changing.
Where appropriate, a successful claim could include the patient's loss of earnings, both past and future, insofar as this has been caused by the negligent care.
If the patient's physical integrity has been compromised and they are, to some degree, dependent on personal care or reliant on assistance around the home, or in need of specialist equipment or care, the associated costs can be included in a claim.
Speak to a legal specialist
Necrotising fasciitis, its care and its potential life-changing consequences is a complex issue. Compensation claims related to negligent care of this virulent infection require the meticulous attention of a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
Contact Glynns, specialists in medical negligence law, if you or a loved have been the victim of negligent medical care and are now suffering the disabling consequences.
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