If you are the victim
of an amputation which was the result of the negligence of another person, it could be extremely beneficial to speak to a Los Angeles personal injury attorney to determine if you could be eligible for medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering related to your amputation accident.
Not exact matches
The provision equally prohibits the mutilation
of the body by the
amputation of an arm or leg, or the cutting out
of an eye, or the destruction
of any other organ
of the body through
which the soul communicates with the outer world.
Knowing that she, a Western woman, has not been subjected to that cruel
amputation which Islam forces upon millions
of Muslim women, some males may even imagine that she must feel s - exual desire for them.
Data also shows that diabetes causes 100
amputations a week,
of which an estimated 80 per cent could have been avoided if feet checks and appropriate treatment were carried out early enough.
Neuropathy is nerve damage and a long term complication
of diabetes.Neuropathy can lead to foot ulcers and slow - healing wounds
which, if they become infected, can result in
amputation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bombing survivors have the highest incidence
of injury to soft tissue and musculoskeletal systems with the most extreme injury being traumatic
amputation,
which is reported in up to 3 %
of cases.
The approach, based on Nobel - Prize winning techniques, could illuminate the illness, in
which muscles and tendons progressively turn into bone, and addresses the similar destructive process that afflicts a growing number
of veterans who have suffered blast injuries — including traumatic
amputations or injuries to the brain and nervous system.
According to the Department
of Veteran Affairs,
of the 7.5 million veterans who receive their health benefits from the agency, more than 70 percent are overweight and 20 percent have diabetes,
which may lead to blindness,
amputations, and kidney and heart problems.
The ulcers,
which affect 15 to 25 percent
of people with diabetes, are notoriously difficult to heal and can often lead to
amputation.
Diabetic neuropathy nerve damage,
which causes a loss
of sensation in the hands and feet, can allow small injuries to go unnoticed and become severely infected, to the point where
amputation is the only option.
Up until now, there has been a lack
of research to identify exactly
which populations are at greatest risk for PVD,
which can lead to heart attack, stroke and even
amputation of the limbs.
Researchers have identified the cause
of chronic, and currently untreatable, pain in those with
amputations and severe nerve damage, as well as a potential treatment
which relies on engineering instead
of drugs.
They found that a process known as histone demethylation switches cells at the
amputation site from an inactive to an active state,
which turns on the genes required to build a copy
of the lost limb.
Rushed to a nearby hospital, Tom was subjected to multiple surgeries addressing the condition, an aortic type dissection, and its many rippled effects,
which included partial kidney and lung failure, the left lower extremity ischemia, and the eventual
amputation of his left leg.»
«Whilst in Hospital, following my
amputation, I underwent over 20 operations in just 10 weeks,
which caused me to lose a great deal
of weight and muscle in a pretty short time, to the point where friends and family no longer recognized me.
A 2005 study from the American Association
of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) involving more than 157,000 people with diabetes found that more than two - thirds weren't adequately controlling their blood sugar,
which put them at risk for blindness, kidney failure, foot
amputation, and other complications.
(CORBIS) The No. 1 cause
of hospitalizations in people with type 2 diabetes is a foot injury,
which can rapidly escalate into an
amputation (there are approximately 86,000 diabetes - related lower - limb
amputations each year in the United States).
Here are a few current statistics: 68 % develop heart disease, 50 %
of all new cases
of blindness are in diabetics and 70 % develop neuropathies
of which many end in
amputations.
Therefore, if you have to choose between a hormone that will make you obese, cause premature death, and put you at risk
of limb
amputation, and a hormone that guarantees a life full
of virility, it's a no brainer
which you would reduce.
The term «severe handicap» means the disability
which requires multiple services over an extended period
of time and results from
amputation, blindness, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, deafness, heart disease, hemiplegia, mental retardation, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neurological disorders (including stroke and epilepsy), paraplegia, quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions, renal failure, respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction, and any other disability specified by the Secretary in regulations he shall prescribe.
The vet clinic had lots
of people interested in adopting her once her medical treatment was complete, but no one stepped up to pay for the multiple surgeries,
which included partial
amputation of several toes.
«She turned out not to have Cushing's; however, they did discover a neural sheath tumor on her right shoulder, the removal
of which would require
amputation of that leg.
The treatment
of choice by veterinarians for most dogs with osteosarcoma
of the leg is
amputation of the affected limb, after
which most dogs do function quite well.
Declawing is the
amputation of the last bone
of each digit
which is like cutting a finger off at the last knuckle,» says Dr. Rachel Barrack, DVM, CVA, CVCH
of Animal Acupuncture, who notes that the practice is already outlawed in many places both in the U.S. and abroad.
Examples
of injuries caused by RTAs include a fractured or shattered pelvis, ruptured diaphragm, internal injuries or broken limbs (
which in some cases may require
amputation).
Particularly, they object to the practice
of tail - docking, or
amputation,
which is done to adhere to some breeds» standards.
If left untreated, canine diabetic neuropathy can lead to the development
of gangrene,
which can result in tissue death,
amputation or death.
Declawing,
which is rightly described as «de-toeing» when the same procedure is done to chickens, is the
amputation of each front toe at the first joint (hind foot declaws are not commonly done but would be equivalent).
Although Tank is not quite 3 yrs - old, he has had two neuro - surgeries, a broken tail
which resulted in an infection and eventual
amputation, the removal
of his anal glands (due to a likely related infection) and various other more minor problems.
Diabetes is a serious disease that causes many problems, the worst
of which are painful foot sores that can require
amputation.
He developed an interest in art while undergoing treatment in his teens for bone cancer,
which included the
amputation of his right leg.
Her works evoke web - like membranes made
of delicate markings that co-exist with abrupt breaks and
amputations made with decisive lines, and with fingerprints that lead us into the heart
of a nebula, a fluid and organic structtaken from a large painting exhibited for the first time,
which is a part
of the trilogy Love - Birth - Death, her latest major project.
Spread over both
of Abreu's locations, the «sculptures,» a term
which Moulène himself disavows in their description, appear like the
amputations of absent, impossible bodies: a bone is suspended in mid-air like a model in an abstract space, an inflated flesh - colored balloon protruding from it like an aberrant expansion
of skin.
Crush injuries,
amputations, electrocutions, exposure to toxic chemicals, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and broken bones are just a few
of the serious injuries
which come out
of a construction site accident.
To continue this medical allusion, the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union will be an
amputation of this graft, the results
of which are delineated by the Supreme Court at Paragraph 81: «A complete withdrawal represents a change
which is different not just in degree but in kind from the abrogation
of particular rights, duties or rules derived from EU law.
Amputations,
which can include the removal
of an arm, leg, foot, hand, toe, or finger, are surprisingly common.
Surgical
amputations may be necessary in cases
of birth defects, cancer or diseases such as diabetes
which block adequate blood supply to the area.
With the loss
of a limb through
amputation can come significant complications,
which can in turn create even more serious physical health problems.
Awards for these injuries depend on the place
of amputation, and degree
of post-op complications such as phantom pains and the ease with
which a prosthesis can be fitted.
In another key matter, the «very experienced» Sarah Coles acted in a claim for delay in diagnosis and treatment
of sepsis resulting in lower and upper limb
amputations, in
which the firm obtained # 4.5 m in damages for the claimant.
In addition,
amputations can cause serious emotional damage
which is also considered in determining the possibility
of compensation.
We have a proven system
of getting our clients back on track to their normal lifestyles after suffering from accidents
which can cause unfortunate results such as
amputations.
Injuries resulting from defective products can range in severity from mild lacerations or sprains,
which will require minimal treatment and time away from work, to
amputation of limbs, paralysis, and traumatic brain injury, all
of which can lead to partial or total permanent disability.
If you have suffered a work - related
amputation, you should receive every penny
of compensation to
which you may be entitled.
The judge had relied on the defence expert that the Plaintiff missed a «window
of opportunity»
which might have made a difference before
amputation.
With the more event - based, traumatic injuries such as
amputations and crush injuries, the cause is often related to poor employee training, lack
of safety gear, and failure to implement proper lockout / tagout procedures,
which protect against unexpected start ups while workers are performing maintenance on a machine.
If there is a party that provided a defective product or supplied something defective
which led to the crush injury, you should consult with one
of our product liability and personal injury lawyers about your crush or possible
amputation injury.
After getting in touch with an Arizona medical malpractice attorney, the injured party must show that there was medical negligence on the part
of the doctor or medical staff,
which resulted in the
amputation of a limb.
Six months ago, I managed to save a diabetic patient from
amputation of the leg by providing her with intense podiatric care,
which led to instant healing
of her limb.