New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Vaccine Shots Can Cause Serious Shoulder Injuries
Although the occurrence is rare, upper-arm vaccine injections sometimes cause long-term or permanent shoulder injuries in patients. “Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration” (SIRVA) may result in a torn rotator cuff, frozen shoulder (inability to move the shoulder), nerve damage, a limited range of motion and/or chronic pain. Such injuries can significantly affect a victim’s quality of life and his or her ability to perform everyday tasks. Some injection injuries also require medical treatment, such as cortisone injections, physical therapy or surgery.
Proper vaccine administration is critical to patient safety. In many cases which resulted in SIRVA, shots were injected high on the deltoid muscle near the shoulder. If a shot is too high on a patient’s arm near the bursa and rotator cuff, the risk of developing SIRVA increases. Flu shots and other vaccines are currently offered to people outside of doctors’ offices in drug stores, grocery stores and at work. Many patients expose their shoulders through the neck opening of their shirts to be vaccinated in public settings; however, this could increase the risk of being injected too high on the arm.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program paid victims $16 million in compensation for upper-arm injuries caused by vaccines between 2011 and 2014. If you or a loved one has suffered a serious shoulder injury after receiving a flu shot or other vaccine in New Jersey, you may be entitled to significant compensation for your injuries. Call the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers at Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP at 732-777-0100 or contact us online to discuss your case with a knowledgeable medical malpractice lawyer. Our experienced attorneys will review your claim to determine your best course of legal action.
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