Sepsis can affect anyone of any age. Those who are most at risk are in fact the very young and anybody who is suffering from a chronic health issue or who has an immune system that has been compromised. When people enter their 60’s the risk of developing sepsis is far higher than for other risk groups. UK statistics show […]
Sepsis and Aging
Could Routine Antibiotics Prevent Sepsis From Occurring in Child Birth?
It has been shown recently that the use of routine antibiotics prescribed to women in child birth can lower the chance of getting sepsis. This is indicated by the fact that the presence of sepsis has fallen by 56 per cent among those women who were given routine antibiotics. Sepsis is of particular concern to women for whom forceps or […]
What is Sepsis?
Sepsis is your body’s response to an infection that is already present in your body. If your body is weakened in some way such as when you are experiencing a bout of flu an infection can develop anywhere in your body. You cannot catch sepsis from somebody else. It occurs in your own body, when an infection is already present, […]
Common symptoms of sepsis
As a fast-moving illness, the symptoms of sepsis will appear rapidly but there are a number of tell-tale signs, including breathlessness, shivering, muscle pain, fever, fast heart beat, dizziness, sickness or diarrhea. If a patient display two of the symptoms below, it could be an indication of Sepsis: A fever above 101ºF or a temperature below 96.8ºF A heart rate […]
Sepsis Claims on the Rise Due to Health Care Negligence and Antibiotic Resistance
Compensation claims by those who have suffered from severe sepsis or septic shock in a hospital and have survived are on the rise. A quarter of patients who develop severe sepsis or septic shock die. Their loved ones are entitled to claim compensation from the NHS or other health care providers if it is proved that a lack of care […]
Health & mortality information with a delayed sepsis diagnosis
Sepsis is a medical emergency, as delays in diagnosis and management are associated with higher mortality rates. A recent study confirmed the importance of hospitals following a protocol to rapidly identify and treat sepsis. It found that for each hour sepsis treatment is delayed a patient’s risk of death increases by 4 percent. Giving immediate antibiotics (defined as within one […]
Who is Your Next of Kin?
Most people tend to think that the term “next of kin” means someone closest to them in their family – their spouse or civil partner, parent, child or other relative. Legally, however, this may not always be the case. This apparent contradiction is the subject of this blog. When is your next of kin of automatic significance? If you haven’t […]
The Impact of Covid-19 on Pressure Sore Mitigation and Prevention
It is now a little more than two years since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared by the World Health Organisation. Vaccination and new drugs have reduced the effects of the virus and relieved stress on the NHS and residential care homes where some of the more serious outcomes of Covid-19 were (and still are) experienced. In the early stages of […]
How can I make a sepsis claim for compensation?
Curtis Legal can help, guide and support you through what is a very traumatic period in your life to ensure you get the compensation you need either for rehabilitation or to ease the financial burden on those who lose a loved one. Our team will always ensure your best interests are at the centre of your case and you can […]
How long have I got to make a sepsis compensation claim?
As with all personal injury claims there is what is known as a limitation period by which time proceedings have to be issued. The standard limitation period is that a claim has to be issued within three years of the date of knowledge that an injury has occurred. Where a person lacks mental capacity there is no limit and with […]
New Flat Fee For Probate But Processing Time Is Much the Same
Probate is the legal right to deal with another person’s property, money and possessions after they have died. There are only certain people who are entitled to apply for probate. Who can apply depends on if there is a will present. If there is a will, executors who have been named in it may apply. If there is no will, […]
Annual Report Highlights Link Between Covid-19 Pandemic and Neglect in West Berkshire Care Homes
An increase in instances of neglect in some West Berkshire care homes has been highlighted in the latest annual report released by the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board. The cases of neglect have not been blamed solely on the staffing issues caused by the series of waves of Covid-19, but the report does stress that it has caused […]