Amputation Compensation Claims

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Accident and Emergency Negligence Statistics from the NHS have shown that each year within the UK approximately 5,000 amputations are carried out.

Unfortunately a small percentage of these amputation cases are due to medical negligence from a member of the Accident and Emergency medical staff. These include the failure to diagnose, examine or correctly treat patient which can then lead to:

  • Amputation due to ischaemia (lack of oxygen): Failure to identify compartment syndrome, lack of peripheral pulse, and reduced oxygen supply to limbs. 
  • Amputation due to infection: if an A&E medical professional has failed to treat the wound correctly and the limb has become infected.
  • Amputations due to accident or injury: a member of medical staff has accidently damaged a nerve, muscle or bone during a medical procedure and has had to remove a limb.
  • Amputation due to incorrect diagnosis: the limb has become a danger to the patient's health due to a failure to diagnose from a medical professional.

Coping with Amputation Due to Negligence

Darbys Medical Negligence Solicitors understand that the loss of a limb has an extensive psychological as well as physical and financial impact with many patients suffering from depression, grief and a form of bereavement that has been psychologically recognised as similar to experiencing the death of a loved one.

Our specialist medical negligence team provide professional and supportive legal support thoughout amputation compensation claims process. If you would like to read further information on the types of case we do please read our Amputation Claim Case Studies.

Making an Amputation Compensation Claim

If you, or a loved one, have suffered from Accident and Emergency negligence that has resulted in an amputation, then you may be entitled to make a amputations compensation claim. Speak to a Darbys Medical Negligence Solicitors on 0800 524 4349 or email us  and a member of our legal team will be happy to provide you with the expert legal advice and support that you require.