The pursuer avered that she suffered an injury when she fell down a flight of steps at the front door of her house. She attended her general practitioner who referred her to the accident and emergency department of Glasgow Royal Infirmary. She was examined in the Department of Orthopaedics and discharged without further treatment or investigation. She was readmitted to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and an MRI scan revealed a large disk fragment within her spinal canal. This was surgically removed at the Southern General Hospital. The pursuer averred that the failure to arrange for a MRI scan of the pursuer’s lumbar spine was negligent and had he done so, the large disk fragment within her spinal canal would have been identified and removed earlier with good prospect of recovery or less severe symptoms than she ultimately required to endure.
Lord Bracadale, Lord Drummond Young, Lord Wheatley
[2014] ScotCS CSIH – 41, [2014] CSIH 41, 2014 GWD 17-307, 2014 SC 681
Bailii
Scotland
Professional Negligence
Updated: 03 December 2021; Ref: scu.525455