Compensating Negligent Necrotising Infection in Healthcare
If you or a loved one have developed necrotising fasciitis due to substandard medical hygiene and care, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Claiming compensation for negligent care
If a patient suffers a poor long-term health outcome due to negligent medical care, they are entitled to make a claim for compensation for the on-going impact. For example, they may be restricted in their earning capacity due to the injury caused by substandard care. In this circumstance, they would be entitled to make a claim for loss of income.
Devastating necrotising infections
A necrotising fasciitis infection attacks the body's deep soft tissue, causing the death of all tissue it infects and spreading rapidly through the connective tissue to other areas of the body.
Devastating tissue decay can occur with startling speed, threatening the patient with deformity, disability and death.
Necrotising fasciitis is a medical emergency which requires immediate removal of all infected tissue. The treatment is, in itself, destructive to the body and the later diagnosis is achieved, the more extensive debridement the patient is likely to need. Speed of diagnosis is the vital key to survival and continued quality of life.
Necrotising infection due to substandard medical care
If a patient is in hospital undergoing a surgical procedure which offers bacteria a means of access to the body's deep soft tissue, close monitoring of the patient is absolutely crucial. Any signs or symptoms of infection need careful attention and treatment to ensure that the patient does not become seriously unwell. A failure to observe or prevent infection may be regarded as negligent.
If a patient is suffering with a bed sore or an abscess, prompt and appropriate treatment is necessary as this can allow bacteria to trigger an infection. A failure to treat or monitor a bed sore or an abscess, allowing the patient to develop a necrotising infection may be regarded as negligent and may justify a claim for compensation.
Speak to a legal specialist
If you are struggling with the horrific impact of a necrotising fasciitis infection due to poor-quality medical care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Glynns Solicitors is a specialist medical negligence legal practice with extensive expertise in necrotising fasciitis compensation claims.
Contact us today to talk to one of our team of experienced lawyers, free of charge, about the suitability of making a claim.
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