Claims for medical negligence for missed dislocation injuries can easily occur and they can leave a patient suffering from lifelong problems in the worst-case scenarios.
It’s incredibly important for dislocation injuries to be quickly identified so that the correct course of treatment can be put in place. If treatment, such as vital surgery, doesn’t take place quickly enough, some damage can be irreversible. We have represented clients where this kind of negligence has taken place, and compensation values can be substantial.
If this has happened to you and you think you may be entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation, we may be able to help you. Read on for more advice and information.
How can this happen?
Claims for medical negligence for missed dislocation injuries often arise from a lack of proper investigation or a lack of a referral for more in-depth investigation.
Sometimes, an x-ray isn’t enough. There may be no obvious damage to bones, and an MRI scan may be required to identify muscular symptoms associated with a dislocation. If a patient isn’t referred for this kind of investigation when they were clearly showing the symptoms of needing more investigation, that’s when a claim may succeed. It can also come down to being seen by the appropriate consultants as well, such as an orthopaedic consultant. Without their vital opinion, things can be missed.
If a patient is discharged when they should have had further investigation, or if someone has not had the proper investigation right from the start, they may be entitled to make a claim.
What can the impact be?
We have seen from experience in claims for medical negligence for missed dislocation injuries that the victim can be left with prolonged or even permanent suffering.
What should have been a few weeks of pain, suffering and loss of amenity can result in months and months of problems with more treatment required. Surgery may be required where it could have been avoided. In some cases, reduced mobility may never return to what it was prior to the original injury. This can have a huge impact on a person’s life, especially in their career. We may need to take this into account when it comes to a lost earnings claim.
The claim for compensation will address and account fort any suffering or problems that we would deem as unnecessary. If it was preventable, we may be able to factor it into a legal case.
Medical negligence for missed dislocation claims
If you believe that you have suffered an incident of medical negligence for missed dislocation problems, we may be able to help you.
Our team is on hand to offer free, no-obligation advice today. All you need to do is get in touch with the team by calling 0800 634 75 75 and we can assess the situation for free for you.
If we think that there’s a case to make, we may be able to offer No Win, No Fee representation. We can make use of private medical experts to prove the case whose reports can also be used to value the claim.
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