Anaesthetic is used to make sure you don’t feel pain during surgery. It’s a crucial process and can be very frightening if it goes wrong.
Anaesthetists are qualified doctors who have chosen to specialise in anaesthesiology. They administer anaesthetic to make areas numb for surgery and reduce the amount of pain you can feel.
There are two types of anaesthesia:
Administering and monitoring anaesthesia levels is a complex and specialist area. The anaesthetist is responsible for making sure your vital signs and organs are unaffected during surgery.
It’s their job to monitor you closely for any changes and bring them to the attention of the surgeon, if necessary.
With general anaesthetic you need to be closely monitored to ensure you remain unconscious. If the dosage is not correct, there is a danger of waking up during an operation – this is known as ‘anaesthesia awareness’.
Thankfully, mistakes are rare in this area of medicine, but there is an element of risk:
Anaesthesia awareness can cause enormous psychological trauma, as well as physical symptoms.
Making a claim can recognise the pain and suffering (general damages) you’ve been through, together with any specific financial losses or expenses you have incurred as a result (known as special damages). This can include ongoing therapies and treatments, as well as loss of earnings.
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Personal injury cases have to be raised within three years of the ‘date of knowledge’ – that is the date you became aware that a negligent action occurred.
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