Our client was experiencing pain in their foot after accidently standing on broken glass and attended their local A&E department. The doctor assessed our client and sent them for an x-ray of their foot. The x-ray revealed that a foreign body was visible in his foot.
Our client was then reviewed by an orthopaedic doctor who said that the glass would work its way out of their foot without the need for treatment. Our client subsequently found weight bearing on their foot very painful and could feel the glass beneath the skin.
They then re-attended A&E and another x-ray was taken. The doctor on this attendance said that the piece of glass was too big to work its way out without treatment. Our client’s foot was therefore cut open under local anaesthetic. The piece of glass was removed and the wound was then stitched up. Our client’s symptoms then resolved.
Our client recovered £1,000 for the pain and suffering that they experienced between the two attendances at A&E.
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