MRSA Compensation Claims

MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.  It’s a bacterium that is very hard to treat due to many antibiotics not being able to kill it off.

What is MRSA?

Basically it’s a form of a staph infection that produces red sores on the skin in most cases. However, it can be much more severe and get in someone’s blood stream, attack bones and even the heart.  The way it attaches itself is by going into the body from an open sore, a breathing tube, a catheter, and through incisions during major surgeries.  A bacterium named Staphylococcus aureus, or S. aureus for short normally lives on our skin, but MRSA refers to the strand of these bacteria that will not respond to antibiotics well.  MRSA is more prone in people that are staying in nursing homes and in hospitals for long stays of time.  It’s harder for a person with a weak immune system to get rid of the bacteria.  Many people experience these bacteria that regularly have kidney dialysis as well. 

Causes of MRSA include:

• Over-use of antibiotics
• Bacteria infection through a wound
• Antibiotics in foods
• Germ mutation

Antibiotics have been given for years for viruses that do not respond to them.  The bacteria in the viruses have learned to live through several types of antibiotics and now we have MRSA that is very difficult to rid of.  It’s not just people taking antibiotics as medicine that’s caused this to happen, antibiotics are now in foods such as livestock.  Even when antibiotics are used properly they do not kill every germ that they target, so the germs find ways of surviving other antibiotics after they outlive one. The germs then mutate much quicker than new drugs can be made to attack them. 

Symptoms of MRSA include:

• Red swollen areas around the infected skin
• Puss draining from the area
• Site may be warm to the touch
• A fever
• Fatigue, chills, muscle aches, and headaches, if the condition becomes severe
• Pain if MRSA has gotten into the blood stream or in organs

Treatment for MRSA

In milder cases of MRSA draining the sores will be the only treatment necessary.  Some will need to take antibiotics that have been proven to still work against this staph infection.  A person must take all of the medication given to them or it can return quickly.   In serious cases, someone will need to be hospitalized where medication can be given through an IV and sometimes a surgery will be required to rid of the bacteria if it’s attacked internally.

Compensation for MRSA

Many people are unaware that they can claim compensation for MRSA but help is at hand.  In addition to claiming compensation for you or a loved ones suffering, you may also be able to claim for medical expenses, lost wages and any other out of pocket expenses.  For an idea of what you could get see some typical compensation amounts.

Pinstripe make it easy for you to claim compensation. All you need to do is complete the simple online form opposite and the experienced and friendly claims team will handle it from there. It's that easy!