Upper limbs

Basic Compensation Levels:

Wrist injuries	£2,000- £34,850
Minor elbow injury	Up to £7,375
Less severe elbow injury	£9,150- £18,325
Severe elbow injury	£22,650- £32,000
Minor injury to forearm	£3,800-£11,200
Less severe injury to forearm	£11,200-£22,650
Serious Injury	£22,650-£34,850
Severe	£56,000-£76,350
Below elbow amputation one arm	£56,000-£63,625
Above elbow-amputation one arm	£63,625-£76,350
Arm amputated at shoulder - one arm	Not less than £79,000
Loss of both arms	£140,500-£174,500

Problems that clients face with this type of injury and what the law says.

Injuries to the upper limbs can range from a sprained wrist to a very serious injury such as dislocation and broken bones, or even partial loss, which can have the affect of reducing the individual to complete helplessness.

In the most severe cases where amputation is necessary, your personal injury solicitor should only settle if the following factors have been considered: whether there is a possibility of using a prosthetic limb, whether previous attempts have been made to save the limb, how traumatic the experience of losing the limb will be for the individual concerned and the point of amputation on the arm.

If you wish to speak to one of our specialist personal injury solicitors, please contact us on freephone 0808 155 4870. We have offices in London, Manchester & Birmingham and operate nationally.