Accident at Nursey

meritaten

dickydonkin wrote: »

This is my last contribution to this thread.

In your original post, you quoted that you were 'reluctant' to put in a claim - fair enough - but you were at the time obviously undecided.

That assertion is confirmed by your later post (highlighted above) where you have then 'decided' that you won't be putting in a claim.

By virtue of the content of your original post suggesting that you had not dismissed outright the possibility of claiming, many other contributors also added their opinions (for which you asked) many of who also highlighted the potential pitfalls of taking the litigious route.

I can walk into most workplaces and identify hazards and their associated risks, however, it is important to realise that not only do the hazards need to be identified, but also the users of the premises and equipment in which they wil be evident.

Doors, floors, furniture would not factor in an environment where in the main adults are working.

However, in a nursery, even play equipment intended for children can potentially injure a child - usually by impact - so rather than try to pad every piece of furniture - which is an unrealistic proposition - I would suggest that how the children are monitored would be a more efficient method of risk management.

Isn't it strange where we worry about corners of furniture potentially causing injury, but we give our kids shoes with wheels on to play with (roller boots) and let them climb up frames in parks - obviously not wearing roller boots!

Obviously if a toy has been identified an a choking hazard, then it should be removed. If an item of furniture is deemed dangerous (i.e. protruding screws/splinters etc) then repair it or remove it.

You just cannot eliminate every potential hazard within a nursery and it is unrealistic to attempt to do so - but reducing the risks to an acceptable level is achievable and even then, a toddler who may still be unstable on his/her feet will still invariably get bumps and bruises irrespective of any stringent controls are in place.

My daughter when she was about eight, fell over when using roller boots and her face impacted hard with the pavement.

Her poor face was black and blue and she had two very black eyes.

You should have seen the disapproving looks I got in the street when people saw her injuries.

Did I stop her using roller boots? Of course not.

It was an unfortunate incident and this kind of thing happens and is all part of growing up and learning the consequences of risks at an early age.

So your daughter was injured from you allowing her to use an unsafe product - which most parents had banned as they rightly foresaw injuries. and you allowed her to go on using them?????????????? are you stupid or what?
an unfortunate incident - it happened once and you gave it every opportunity to happen again - most people learn from experience, obviously you dont.
I would hate to be your child - I expect you encourage them to play with matches too!

melancholly

meritaten wrote: »

So your daughter was injured from you allowing her to use an unsafe product - which most parents had banned as they rightly foresaw injuries. and you allowed her to go on using them?????????????? are you stupid or what?
an unfortunate incident - it happened once and you gave it every opportunity to happen again - most people learn from experience, obviously you dont.
I would hate to be your child - I expect you encourage them to play with matches too!

There's a big difference between an unsafe product and a child falling over! I have scars on my knees from falling off my bike and fom roller skate falls. I think it's utterly stupid to be an over protective parent who won't let their child do anything as they might get hurt. This is, as ever, a nasty personal post, from a completely mad viewpoint.

(I also have scars from just falling over when running, banging my chin on the side of a pool and, more recently, from dropping something hot straight from the oven onto my forearm. Clearly pavements, swimming pools and ovens should be banned and anyone who has them in their area/home should take a good long look at themselves and realise how stupid it is for them to exist. Won't someone think of the children.......)

lostinrates

meritaten wrote: »

So your daughter was injured from you allowing her to use an unsafe product - which most parents had banned as they rightly foresaw injuries. and you allowed her to go on using them?????????????? are you stupid or what?
an unfortunate incident - it happened once and you gave it every opportunity to happen again - most people learn from experience, obviously you dont.
I would hate to be your child - I expect you encourage them to play with matches too!

What a bout children who having horseriding lessons? Or travel by car? Or like to play? Or do sports?

Risk elimination in completeness is a very real risk to people, a risk with a high percentage chance of causing danger to the 'victim' of such care.

cottonhead

I would speak with the nursery and see if the 'sharp edge' could be made safer. However if its just normal furniture and not jagged or properly sharp because its broken or something I wouldnt take it any further. Kids have accidents and unless you want your son in an empty room or banned from moving then there will always be a chance he could have an accident. I think the clue is in the title - accident. It wasnt done intenionally and just sounds unfortunate. When people start making claims as a result of accidents it has woder consequences for others. If the nursery had to pay compensation thats less money they would have to spend on the kids and it might mean stopping thinsg they currently d just in case there is another 'accident'. If you did claim what woud be your reason ? Money wont turn back time and stop your sons accident or heal his face. The way to improve things is to talk about it not sue.

dizziblonde

OMG at the hysteria on this thread now... someone in letting their child use roller boots shocker! Neglectful parent alert (disclaimer: this is sarcasm) for every parent who's ever had a child fall off their bike and continued to let them ride bikes. I'll be buying my little girl rollerskates, bikes and other things which may well result in childhood falls and accidents - half of the fun of childhood is having great scabs to poke at on yer knees!

Heck I'm a bad wife because my husband ended up in A+E loading the laundry into the washing machine - and I continued to not even allow, but MAKE him use the washing machine in the future... and no, I still have no flipping clue how he managed to slice the tip of his finger off loading the washer.

Mind you - I'm a child of the 80s - we used the old fashioned subsequently banned clackers... how DID we survive to adulthood?

kingfisherblue

Roller boots - I loved them as a teenager. Friday night roller disco in Warrington - happy times . Yes, I'm a child of the eighties too!

Surely part of growing up is learning to take risks safely? After all, if we banned everything that could potentially cause an accident, I wouldn't be sat here with a cup of coffee. Oh, and by the way, my 12 year old son made it for me (and very nice it is too, not too strong, not too weak ).

You can minimise risks, but this should be tempered with common sense. The OP has said that she is going to speak to the nursery about the location of the furniture and the possibility of corner covers, and I feel that this is the common sense approach. Others have also suggested that she asks the nursery about children running inside - another example of common sense.

dickydonkin

meritaten wrote: »

So your daughter was injured from you allowing her to use an unsafe product - which most parents had banned as they rightly foresaw injuries. and you allowed her to go on using them?????????????? are you stupid or what?
an unfortunate incident - it happened once and you gave it every opportunity to happen again - most people learn from experience, obviously you dont.
I would hate to be your child - I expect you encourage them to play with matches too!

Wow......is this for real?

You would hate to be my child? Well if you were, I could certainly advise and educate you on the real world.

Regarding the atrocious parenting of my daughter.

I let her climb trees.

She loved riding her bike.

I let her use electrical equipment.

I allowed her to be a passenger in a car.

She loves Ice skating - yes ....skating on that lethal stuff that causes people to slip and hurt themselves with sharp pieces of steel stuck to the soles of her boots.

I allowed her to do many things that could POTENTIALLY harm her. We all do things in every day life that could harm us without us giving it a second thought.

As you are alluding to me being such a bad parent, then by allowing my daughter to use such lethal items like roller boots and skates, then I should hang my head in shame.

I am hoping your comments are tongue in cheek, however, if not, I feel sorry for your kids (if you have any) because if you are really going to mollycoddle them and wrap them up in cotton wool for all of their growing years, then you are really not helping them at all to grow up and learn from real life situations.

Mind you - I'm a child of the 80s - we used the old fashioned subsequently
banned clackers... how DID we survive to adulthood?

Now we are talking lethal........we had those things banned when I was at school - I think we should get rid of our nuclear capability and just arm our forces with clackers. They caused many a bruised hand and worse.

meer53

I let my daughter use a sharp knife ! And the kettle !

Am i a bad mother ?

Meritaten - get a grip.

peachyprice

meritaten wrote: »

So your daughter was injured from you allowing her to use an unsafe product - which most parents had banned as they rightly foresaw injuries.

Erm, I don't think any normal parents banned roller boots or skates, they just bought knee and elbow pads and a helmet, same as they did for bike riding.

dizziblonde

As for roller boots - we not only wore them (and fell over in them), but our estate was built on a massive hill, and we'd go up and down massive hills on 'em too. In fact at one point I decided sledging being limited to the winter was a bit rubbish, and tied my sledge onto my skateboard and launched myself down the hill - that one didn't end very well for me, sledge or skateboard.

And you know what? We had flipping fun doing it all!