UK teenager to get over £20 million in compensation for medical negligence
The National Health Service in Britain has been ordered to pay almost £24 million to a 10-year-old girl who has been left with brain damage after a goof-up in the operating theatre, a report in a daily newspaper said. The amount is said to be the highest ever compensation to be paid in the country.
Maisha Najeeb, now 13 years old, brought a claim for compensation for treatment received at Great Ormond Street Hospital for the accidental injection of glue into her brain, which rendered her brain in a profoundly damaged state.
The girl has a rare medical condition called Arterio-Venous Malformation (AVM) that involves arteries and veins getting tangled and occurs in about 1 per cent of people.
The condition can be serious when the entanglement results in a bleed. However, Maisha was able to lead a very normal life.
She had had five bleeds that had required treatment by embolization, which were without complication. On 2 June 2010, Maisha had a bleed which required embolization.
Tragically, there was no system in place of distinguishing the syringes containing the glue from the syringes containing the contrast, and they got mixed-up during the procedure.
Maisha Najeeb, now 13 years old, brought a claim for compensation for treatment received at Great Ormond Street Hospital for the accidental injection of glue into her brain, which rendered her brain in a profoundly damaged state.
The girl has a rare medical condition called Arterio-Venous Malformation (AVM) that involves arteries and veins getting tangled and occurs in about 1 per cent of people.
The condition can be serious when the entanglement results in a bleed. However, Maisha was able to lead a very normal life.
She had had five bleeds that had required treatment by embolization, which were without complication. On 2 June 2010, Maisha had a bleed which required embolization.
Tragically, there was no system in place of distinguishing the syringes containing the glue from the syringes containing the contrast, and they got mixed-up during the procedure.