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Injury Claims Q & A (Part 3)


Q. What types of injuries is it possible to make claims on?

A. Injuries can be varied, of any type where you have
suffered medical injury resulting in some kind of loss, financial or
medical. Common categories of claims are road traffic accidents, trips
and falls, workplace accidents, medical injuries or industrial
disease. Other claims: Sports injuries, RSI, carbon monoxide
poisoning, burns and chemical injuries.

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Q. What are industrial disease claims?

A. Common industrial disease claims include: Asbestos
diseases / Mesothelioma, hearing loss caused by workplace noise,
bronchitis, asthma, occupational lung diseases caused by dust
inhalation such as Pneumoconiosis, Asbestosis and
Silicosis. Tendonitis and Tenosynovitis which may be preceded by
repetitive use of hand tools. White finger or HAVS (Hand-Arm Vibration
Syndrome) caused by use of vibrating hand held machinery.

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Q. What type of medical injuries could lead to an injury
claim?

A. Typical claims could be mis-diagnosis, delay in
diagnosis resulting in injury, surgical errors, neglect and injuries
to a mother or child during childbirth (birth injury claims), disease
contracted treatment, MRSA or hospital 'superbug'.

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