Inadequate Necrotising Fasciitis Care and How to Claim Compensation
Prompt and effective medical care is essential in relation to a necrotising fasciitis infection. When this does not happen, the patient may be entitled to claim compensation for the consequences.
The importance of timely medical care
Inadequate medical care of a necrotising fasciitis infection can prove fatal. A patient with suspected necrotising fasciitis is a medical emergency. Even where the patient survives, any delay in the recognition and treatment of this terrible infection can leave them disabled and with a raft of physical and psychological problems.
This appalling illness causes the decay and death of the patient's seep soft tissue. Once established, it will spread at speed through the body's connective tissue, putting the patient's physical integrity at risk and ultimately threatening their life. It can result in amputation of one or more limbs and it can trigger sepsis.
Furthermore, the only effective treatment of this shocking condition is the surgical removal (debridement) of all infected tissue, so any delay in medical care, can mean that the patient suffers an even greater loss of tissue and greater scarring and deformity.
Negligent medical care of necrotising fasciitis
Examples of substandard medical care which may result in a life-changing delay in treatment could include the following:
- A failure to recognise or suspect the possible symptoms of necrotising fasciitis. This can include intense and disproportionate pain in the region of a wound or cut. It would also include redness or discolouration of the skin as well as swelling and tenderness and possible signs of infection such as a fever of chills.
- A failure to carry out an examination or arrange for an examination of the patient when it would normally be considered appropriate
- A misdiagnosis of the patient's symptoms, causing a delay in an accurate diagnosis
- A delay in making referral for specialist investigation
- A delay in initiating treatment
Claiming compensation
Delays in treating necrotising fasciitis can be utterly life-changing, leaving the patient unable to work and struggling with an array of debilitating physical and emotional problems.
If this is due to inadequate medical care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation which would address any financial losses caused by the medical negligence.
Speak to a specialist
As you might imagine, compensation claims for negligent medical care are extremely complex. Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice which can help you navigate your way through this complicated process.
Contact us today to talk to a specialist solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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