Injured in Tesco's - Advice Please

hundredk

bunny999 wrote: »

God don't people think of anything apart from how to get money for nothing.

What a whinger you are; it's not money for nothing, read the thread.

I don't suppose you have considered all the upset and ongoing effects the OP's nan is suffereing. Or maybe you think a 90yo went out with the intention of taking a dive for a bit of compo.

There are those who are happy fob a 90yo off with a bunch of flowers because she would most likely accept them but that is taking advantage of the 90yo who may be unable or unwilling to claim for more. If a goodwill gesture from Tesco was forthcoming it should have been at the time or at least taken details so they could grovel later.

bunny999 wrote: »

A few cases like this and shops will stop supplying wheelchairs and who will suffer then.

The shops that stop supplying the chairs.

pulliptears

Seems like Tesco's dont like going 'overboard' on compensation. 8k for a death.....

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Car-park-fall-killed-David/article-1217401-detail/article.html

That said, that is my local Tesco and its quite obvious what those strips are for and to look out for them.

Dave101t

'She returned with one that had broken fold down pedals but said not to worry because they had only given her that one temporarily whilst they sorted her out with an electric one.'

doesnt that imply you accepted the responsibility of using one with defective parts, however temporarily? im just thinking about what tesco will use as a defence.

Freddie_Snowbits

tony863 wrote: »

Yes, the doc said he is worried about ulcers from the slow healing process. She also had another foot injury last year which required 5 stitches. That took 6 weeks to heal whereas it would have taken no more than two for the average young person

Hmm, unfortunate as the incident is, seems that as we get older, it takes longer for our body to heel. Thus a sad fact. Just like the 1 year old who fell over the otehr day in my kid group, one bounce, two tears and back int the thick of it. Or the new kid in the playground in another group, thwacked on the bonce by the soft ball, falls over, cries. Where does it hurt, snatch of the nose and back into it. Part of life.

Now as you say, as we get older, our ability to repair our body gets longer. My nan fell over three times in a month once, but it perhaps is the fact that being 90!

pulliptears

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

Hmm, unfortunate as the incident is, seems that as we get older, it takes longer for our body to heel. Thus a sad fact. Just like the 1 year old who fell over the otehr day in my kid group, one bounce, two tears and back int the thick of it. Or the new kid in the playground in another group, thwacked on the bonce by the soft ball, falls over, cries. Where does it hurt, snatch of the nose and back into it. Part of life.

Now as you say, as we get older, our ability to repair our body gets longer. My nan fell over three times in a month once, but it perhaps is the fact that being 90!

True Freddie, but, a wheelchair is designed to be used by the elderly and infirm so really should be in A1 condition considering the purpose its going to be used for. The amount of time it takes a patient to heal is irrelevant really.

That said, personally I wouldn't have put an elderly person in the broken chair in the first place had I noticed the damage.

My dear old Mum is 73 and fit as a flea. My late Dad always joked that Mum preferred to "Walk through things rather than around them" and she is always walking into things. I've noticed over the last 12 months or so she usually has a massive bruise on her from doing that, whereas 20 years ago a knock wouldn't have affected her.

Freddie_Snowbits

Thanks PT. On the subject of the wheelchair, it should had been safe to use.

pulliptears

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

Thanks PT. On the subject of the wheelchair, it should had been safe to use.

It should, I don't disagree with that, but I do feel some responsibility needs to fall on the user as well to check that it is safe and free from defect to the best of their ability.

geri1965_2

Dave101t wrote: »

doesnt that imply you accepted the responsibility of using one with defective parts, however temporarily? im just thinking about what tesco will use as a defence.

There is no way in the world Tesco would even think of trying to defend a claim from a 90 year old woman who was injured by a faulty wheelchair!

Willsnarf1983

hundredk wrote: »

Tesco staff knew the chair was broken and said not to worry so why should OP now worry that Tesco might have to pay a few quid out of its £millions profit.

that may be so but the customer has some due diligance in whether something is safe to use, and unless i missed it I don't see where the staff knew about the broken wheelchair???

Brooker_Dave

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

My nan fell over three times in a month once, but it perhaps is the fact that being 90!

And the gin?