Necrotising Fasciitis and Loss of Earnings Compensation
Without prompt diagnosis and treatment, the impact of necrotising fasciitis can be utterly disabling and may restrict the patient's capacity to earn a living. In such circumstances, it might be appropriate to make a claim for compensation for negligent care.
The devastation of necrotising fasciitis
What might start as a relatively innocuous cut can develop rapidly into a widespread, soft-tissue infection which can threaten the life of the patient. Early surgery is essential to remove all sign of the infection and minimise the impact on the patient.
Surgery is the only solution to a necrotising fasciitis infection where the body's tissue decays, threatening organ failure. The longer the infection develops and spreads, and the longer that surgery is delayed, the more infected tissue will need to be removed. This can cause significant disability.
Although necrotising fasciitis can commence anywhere in the body, it is often associated with the limbs or the abdomen. Consequently, surgery to remove destroyed tissue may result in a partial amputation of a limb or significant damage to the internal organs, bowel and digestive system. Scarring, deformity and the need for further surgery are all possible consequences.
The psychological shock at the ravages of this terrible infection can be severely damaging.
If negligent medical care is found to have contributed to such a shocking outcome, the patient may be entitled to make a claim for compensation. Symptoms and damage as described above can severely limit an individual's capacity to work and may, as a result, cause significant financial losses both since the date of the negligence and into the future. These losses would be included in a claim.
Negligence in relation to necrotising fasciitis relates to any action or failure which causes a delay in the patient's treatment. This can be a failure of examination, a failure to recognise symptoms, a misdiagnosis and a failure to make a referral.
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If a patient suffers due to negligent medical care, they are entitled to claim compensation for the impact insofar as it has been caused by the negligence. This applies to financial income losses as well as to other impacts such as the costs of care or equipment.
Contact us today at Glynns Solicitors. We are specialist in medical negligence law with extensive expertise in necrotising fasciitis claims. One of our team of experienced lawyers will be very happy to talk to you, free of charge, to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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