Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
Anaesthetic awareness occurs when a patient is aware of what is happening whilst undergoing a surgery. In most cases, they are given a general anaesthetic, but it is not effective enough to make them unconscious or numb the area that is to be operated upon. As a result, patients feel pain during the surgery. People who experience anaesthetic awareness also experience a number of psychological problems such as nightmares, post traumatic stress disorder, insomnia and even feeling of suicide.
Anaesthetic awareness is not uncommon and it can happen during a surgery or during an emergency caesarian section. Symptoms and experiences vary from patient to patient. In some cases, the effect is not severe and the patient is only able to describe only few events throughout the operation. In the most severe cases, patients experience pain throughout the procedure, but are unable to let the doctors know that they can feel the pain. This usually happens when patients are given muscle relaxants together with general anaesthetic. This makes them paralysed and therefore they are not able to move or even wink.
There are many factors which can cause anaesthetic awareness. These include:
- making use of faulty equipment
- implementing faulty technique
- failure to check equipment before administering anaesthetic
- lack of training
- justified risk taking
Making Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
If you are considering making anaesthetic awareness claims, we can help you do that using a risk free No Win No Fee scheme.
At personalinjuryclaim.co.uk, our solicitors are highly experienced in handling all types of medical negligence claims. We can offer a 100% free consultation and assess your injury claim without any cost to you.
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