Fournier's Gangrene and When You Can Claim Compensation
If the quality of your life has been devastated by fournier's gangrene due to failings by medical professionals, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Fournier's gangrene and its impact
You can claim compensation for the impact of this shocking infection if it is found that your medical care in relation to this condition was negligent in some way and caused you to suffer a worse long-term outcome than would have been the case with an appropriate level of care.
For example, if a failure to carry out an examination or a failure to diagnose or suspect that you were suffering from this fast-moving and life-threatening condition, caused a delay in the initiation of treatment, your medical professionals may be regarded as having provided a substandard level of care. If it is also considered that this negligence caused you to suffer a worse outcome, such as permanent disability of some form, it may be possible to claim compensation. A successful compensation claim would take account not only of your pain and suffering but of the financial consequences of the negligence. This could include a loss of income, where that is relevant, or addressing the costs of care if the ravages of fournier's gangrene have rendered you reliant on support.
What is fournier's gangrene?
Fournier's gangrene is a specific form of necrotising fasciitis, a soft-tissue infection which has the capacity to spread rapidly throughout the body, threatening the integrity of the patient's life-support systems and endangering their life.
Fournier's gangrene originates in the genital and perineal area but can spread to elsewhere in the body.
Symptoms which may suggest that an individual is developing this appalling infection could include swelling, redness, tenderness and intense pain in this region. There may be evidence of a cut to the skin, an abscess or a surgical incision. A failure to consider these symptoms as possibly indicative of a fournier's gangrene infection may result in debilitating symptoms and a claim for compensation.
Seek legal advice
If you or a loved one are suffering with the appalling long-term impact of fournier's gangrene, speak to a legal specialist about the possibility of a claim for compensation.
A legal specialist will access your medical records and undertake an investigation of the quality of your care.
If it is found that you have been the victim of negligent care, a specialist will have the experience and expertise to negotiate the best settlement on your behalf, taking into consideration the many and varied ways in which this infection has affected your quality of life.
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