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Type of Injury	Damages	Description
Asbestos-related disease	£40,500 to £60,700	Mesothelioma
Asbestos-related disease	£25,300 to £55,700	Asbestosis
Asthma	£22,600 to £34,400	Severe and permanent disabling asthma
Asthma	£13,700 to £22,600	Chronic asthma causing breathing difficulties; occasional use of an inhaler; restricted employability etc
Asthma	£10,200 to £13,700	Bronchitus affecting work and social life
Asthma	£5,600 to £10,200	Relatively mild asthma-like symptoms eg from inhaling irritating vapour
Asthma	Up to £2,550	Mild asthma, bronchitus,colds and chest problems eg from unfit housing (particularly young children); recovery within a few months
Bladder	Up to £73,400	Complete loss of control
Bladder	£33,400 to £41,800	Serious impairment of contol with pain and some incontinence
Bladder	£12,200 to £15,700	Almost a complete recovery but some long-term interference with function
Bowels	Up to £78,400	Loss of natural function, dependant on age
Bowels	£23,600 to £36,500	Causing restriction on work and diet
Bowels	£6,600 to £12,700	Damage but eventual return to natural function
Chest Injuries	From up to £2,050 to £78,400	Damages depend on severity and are also affected by age, gender, scarring, capacity to work, quality of life and life expectancy
Digestive System	£22,600 to £32,400	Severe damage with continuing pain and discomfort
Digestive System	£3,400 to £6,600	Stab wounds or industrial lacerations or serious seat-belt pressure cases
Digestive System	£20,300 to £30,400	Severe toxicosis from eg food poisoning requiring hospital admission
Digestive System	£5,100 to £10,200	Serious food poisoning lasting 2 to 4 weeks with remaining discomfort over a few years
Digestive System	£2,050 to £5,100	Hospital admission as a result of food poisoning with stomach cramps with recovery in 1 to 2 years
Digestive System	£520 to £2,050	Disabling pain, cramps and diarrhoea for days or weeks
Kidney	£88,500 to £111,300	Serious damage to or loss of both kidneys
Kidney	Up to £33,400	Significant risk of total loss of natural kidney function
Kidney	£16,200 to £22,600	Loss of one kidney but without damage to the other one
Lung Disease	£41,800 to £52,600	Lung Cancer
Lung Disease	£28,900 to £41,800	Emphysema
Reproductive System: Female	£60,700 to £88,500	Infertility with severe depression, anxiety, pain and scarring
Reproductive System: Female	£9,400 to £19,300	Infertility without any medical complication and where she has children
Reproductive System: Female	Up to £5,100	Failed sterilisation with an unwanted pregnancy with no complications or depression
Reproductive System: Male	Up to £78,400	Total impotence and loss of sexual function and sterility in the case of a young man
Reproductive System: Male	£22,600 to £41,800	Total impotence in a middle-aged man with two children
Reproductive System: Male	Up to £73,400	Sterility in a young man with scarring
Reproductive System: Male	£10,200	Sterility in a much older man
Reproductive System: Male	£29,900 to £37,500	Uncomplicated sterility in a young man without children
Spleen	£10,900 to £13,950	Loss of spleen and damage to immune system