Dodgy toy = hospital visits for child- who do i deal with?

Unintentional

double post.

Mark_Hewitt

kev.s wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::T

Don't tell him Pike!

Minxz

forgotmyname wrote: »

Sue the parent for neglect as well, Why did you not bathe and dress the wound yourself? Took them to hospital?
One of the worst places to go, Its full of sick people.

I have cuts from working on cars and various hobbies, Never had an infection. I always clean the wound carefully.
Had to stand for over an hour with my hand in a sink of cold water when i sliced my thumb on the propeller of a radio controlled
plane. Washed it well after and wrapped in clean tissue soaked in antiseptic and sellotaped it up.

I did...do you think I'd just let him go around with a bleeding hand?!!!!
Have you tried to hold a 4 year old's hand under cold water for an hour?!
I cleaned it, dressed it, and when we came home, i removed the plaster and cleaned it again, put on germolene, and put on clean plaster.. and repeated this before he went to bed.
Your post is not very helpful.
Suggesting I was neglectful shows your ignorance.

Thank you to all the other posters who have made helpful suggestions & wished my son well.

Mankysteve

dmg24 wrote: »

Overreacting as usual - you don't really do perspective do you?

OP, I'm sure that Sainsburys will cover your costs if you ask politely, they have acknowledged that there is a problem and seem to want to reach a satisfactory remedy. I would stick to dealing with them, they can liaise with Mattel and ensure the matter gets investigated.

While i'm against compo culture any of there losses should be covered if the product is not up standard.

Salisbury if there doing there job properly will return the item to manufacture for testing as they wont be able to do it in house.

I would pass it stright onto the manufacturer then if they find its a fault with product line and not a one off manufacturing error they can issue a general withdraw.

maninthestreet

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Don't tell him Pike!

That's what I thought!

WhiteHorse

forgotmyname wrote: »

... sliced my thumb on the propeller of a radio controlled plane. Washed it well after and wrapped in clean tissue soaked in antiseptic and sellotaped it up.

Sellotape? A true anorak!

shaun_from_Africa

Just a small point, but something that may be of importance.

Was there a "suitable for ages..." statement of the packaging for the toy, and if so, was it deemed okay for a 4 year old?

If there was, I realise that this doesn't mean that the toy doesn't have to be safe, but Sainsbury or the manufacturer could argue that this was the reason that your son was hurt

Minxz

Yes, it states from 3 +
He's aged 4 and a half.

The poor thing was back in hospital tonight, as it appears he's allergic to the dresing the applied, so now he's on Piriton, painkillers & antibiotics, and has to go back every day for new dressings.
ARGH!

pulliptears

I'd send a letter to Sainsburys outlining your concerns.

Many years ago DD was taken into hospital, she was about 11 months old. On the way to visit my DS bought a little dog from Tesco designed for teething/squishing/cuddling etc the age on the box was 6 months +

DD loved it and sat on the bed chewing and playing. Half an hour later we noticed red dribbling down her chin and on closer inspection the dye was pouring out of one of the chewable ears. On the other ear which was designed to crinkle the fabric had given way revealing the crinkle plastic underneath. We confiscated it immediately.

The dress she was wearing was ruined (covered in dye) and I was furious that such a poor toy could be on sale. On the way home OH returned the toy and the manager was horrified. He removed all remaining dogs from the shelf and gave OH a refund and took our address. A week later we received a letter of apology telling us all the toys had been removed and enclosed a cheque for £30 to buy her a new dress and a better toy.

themull1

Why would you pay for painkillers? you would get them on free prescription for a child?