Delays, Disability and Necrotising Fasciitis Compensation
Necrotising fasciitis is a life threatening infection. As this appalling illness spreads rapidly through the body, it can trigger multiple organ failure and the death of the patient.
Devastation and disability
Patients who survive this horrific infection may suffer shocking deformity, disability and a myriad of associated and life changing consequences.
- One of the most appalling possible outcomes of necrotising fasciitis is the need for a full or partial amputation of a limb. As can be imagined, such a devastating outcome will change almost every aspect of the patient's life, impacting also on their friends and family. Their self-confidence can be significantly undermined as well as their ability to work, to support their family and undertake the many and various activities which they had previously been able to enjoy. The way in which they live their life and their safety and mobility within their own home can be compromised, requiring adaptations and alterations to be carried out.
- The damage which necrotising fasciitis can wreak on the rest of the body can undermine the patient's bowel health, damaging organs and leaving scarring, dysfunction and deformity in its wake. The patient may require numerous surgical procedures including plastic surgery to try to reconstruct the lost tissue. Psychologically, it can be a very heavy weight to bear.
Negligence and delays in necrotising fasciitis
If delays in the diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis or the initiation of treatment are found to be the fault of medical professionals, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation for the consequences of the negligence.
Delays in the medical management of this shocking infection can mean not only that the infection has spread further through the body but that the surgical debridement of tissue necessary to halt the spread will also be more extensive as a result. A delay can prove catastrophic.
Claiming compensation
If you suspect that either you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent medical care in relation to necrotising fasciitis, you should speak to a specialist legal practice.
Compensation claims for necrotising fasciitis negligence are highly complex and require the skills of an expert in this flied of law.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for the consequences of necrotising fasciitis negligence.
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