Accident at Nursey

Hootie19

meritaten wrote: »

to put you in the picture - you can sue on behalf of your son until he comes of age - he then has three years to start a claim.

my 3 yr old grandson ran into a corner and cut his forehead badly - it was glued and we were told it was a 'clean cut' and shouldnt leave a scar. he is fourteen now and the scar is still as visible as it was 11 years ago! your options are open until he is eighteen - then he has three years to decide for himself.
I am not advocating legal action - just letting you know how the law stands on this.

I didn't know this!

When he was seven years old, my son cut his head open on one of those old fashioned radiators at school and had to have about 10 stitches in his head.

It never crossed my mind to sue school or "put a claim in". Instead I gave him a thorough telling off for rocking backwards on the two back legs of his chair, despite being told what would happen if he went too far.

He'll be 21 in January, and as he is going to Uni in October, and needs all the money he can get, maybe I should tell him to get onto the task of claiming/sueing

Nah - he had an accident. It was as much his fault for rocking, as it was the school's fault for having "death trap" radiators in place.

Seriously, OP. If you did decide to "put a claim in", how would a wodge of money make things better? It's not going to remove the scar that your child may have, it's not going to make it less sore, or less bruised.

I agree with others on the thread that all you really need is for the school to offer an apology and to let you know what steps they will take to ensure there won't be a recurrence of the event. (Starting, I would hope, with ensuring that kids aren't running around inside the building!)

FBaby

The exact same thing happened to my soon at nursery 8 years ago. It's not that the corner was sharp but the impact as he was running made the skin burst. That's a common injury. My soon also had it clued and sustained a small scar over his eye which he still has but not noticeable. It did come to my mind for a second then typo complain let alone sue..... These accidents happen they are just more likely in an environment with many children but it could have been whilst he was under my care. They followed all the procedures called me applied ice cuddles etc...from my perspective they had done all I would have expected of them. Funny how Dane incident can trigger very different responses...

RainbowDreamer

My son had a simular accident 8 months ago with the corner of a computer table. It was glued as had gone down to the bone. A month later he did it again in the same place, but not so bad this time.
He has a nice scar & indent there which will probably scar for life.

I made no complaint as accidents happen but i did ask about the computer table. I was told this was the first accident with said table, but due to shock of how much damage it had caused they replaced it with a more rounded one.

Having said that i didnt ask them to replace it. They decided on their own.

I know its hard seeing your child scarred, but most nurserys tey & minimise accidents.

I would ask them if they have considered making the item more safe if you feel necessaet. But i wouldnt take it any further.

amus

amus wrote: »

I know accidents happen and am reluctant to put a claim in but at the same time am not happy that this has happened.

Opinions please?

Im quite surprised at some of the responses on this thread considering what I actually wrote.

As Ive said earlier on several people have suggested it to me which is why I came on here to ask what other people thought.

Some people seem to just read what they want to so they can get a dig in rather than what is actually being written.

Anyway I still maintain that units with sharp corners should be protected in a nursery and I dont think thats an unreasonable suggestion to make, I even remember my tables and desks in primary school had rounded edges, so I will discuss this with them when I drop my son off today.

lostinrates

amus wrote: »

Im quite surprised at some of the responses on this thread considering what I actually wrote.

As Ive said earlier on several people have suggested it to me which is why I came on here to ask what other people thought.

Some people seem to just read what they want to so they can get a dig in rather than what is actually being written.

Anyway I still maintain that units with sharp corners should be protected in a nursery and I dont think thats an unreasonable suggestion to make, I even remember my tables and desks in primary school had rounded edges, so I will discuss this with them when I drop my son off today.

I think you are being unfair to people in the main.

Had instead of 'i am re
Uctant to put a claim in' which most people say while they are rubbing their hands in expectation, not that i am suggesting you are but it is a common euphamism meant yo conceal greed, had ypu said....i am concerned and would like them to change the corners so it doesn't happen again , ypu might have found the responces were different. Personally, i still think children will find a way to injure themselves, and think it in someways quite important they do suffer little injuries when small....by accident of course, i would not injure one to teach it boundaries!

amus

lostinrates wrote: »

I think you are being unfair to people in the main.

Had instead of 'i am re
Uctant to put a claim in' which most people say while they are rubbing their hands in expectation, not that i am suggesting you are but it is a common euphamism meant yo conceal greed, had ypu said....i am concerned and would like them to change the corners so it doesn't happen again , ypu might have found the responces were different. Personally, i still think children will find a way to injure themselves, and think it in someways quite important they do suffer little injuries when small....by accident of course, i would not injure one to teach it boundaries!

Well I would have to disagree with you I have thanked a lot of posts here who have given advice on what they think is appropriate. I would suggest it is some of the other posters who have been unfair in 'presuming' that I am 'rubbing my hands together in anticipation'.

Quite the opposite actually when I said 'I am reluctant to put a claim in' that is exactly what I meant because as I have stated I am no fan of compensation culture myself.

It might be the case for some people that what they say is a precursor to something different, but I think it is unfair to automatically assume that that is the case here. I suppose thats the problem asking people you dont know for advice, because people who know me will know what I say, is exactly what I mean.

Trust me, if I was 'rubbing my hands in anticipation' of a cash payout I would not be on here asking for advice, I would be on the phone to an injury lawyer putting a claim in. If I want to do something I have no problem doing it!

FBaby

Mmm you said you were considering it added the 'if you can't beat them...' So yes it was straight forward to assume that suing was very much on your mind. If that isn't the case then all is well you can resume things as they were and hope you're soon doesn't injure himself again be it at nursery or under your care.

amus

FBaby wrote: »

Mmm you said you were considering it added the 'if you can't beat them...' So yes it was straight forward to assume that suing was very much on your mind. If that isn't the case then all is well you can resume things as they were and hope you're soon doesn't injure himself again be it at nursery or under your care.

Yes I was considering it as people had suggested I should, which is why I was on here asking for opinions because I wasnt really keen on the idea!

And after some of the vitriol posted I was considering 'joining them' very seriously. However that would have been quite childish of me.

balletshoes

amus wrote: »

Im quite surprised at some of the responses on this thread considering what I actually wrote.

As Ive said earlier on several people have suggested it to me which is why I came on here to ask what other people thought.

Some people seem to just read what they want to so they can get a dig in rather than what is actually being written.

Anyway I still maintain that units with sharp corners should be protected in a nursery and I dont think thats an unreasonable suggestion to make, I even remember my tables and desks in primary school had rounded edges, so I will discuss this with them when I drop my son off today.

I do think your first post, where you first mentioned "putting a claim in" no matter how reluctant you were to do so, may have set the tone for the rest of the thread. Especially as you then went on to say several people had suggested you do this (as in people you know in real life?). Almost as if this were a normal reaction for those people?

It maybe is just a case that this is a normal way of reacting to some of the people you know (the ones who were saying you should "put a claim in"), and you wouldn't do it. But I have to say, I've never had anyone I know in real life say to me "oh you should put a claim in" when my child has had an accident at nursery/school.

By all means ask the nursery if they are intending taking any steps to stop running inside the building/protecting sharp corners of the desks etc, and I hope your little one is feeling better soon.

amus

balletshoes wrote: »

I do think your first post, where you first mentioned "putting a claim in" no matter how reluctant you were to do so, may have set the tone for the rest of the thread. Especially as you then went on to say several people had suggested you do this (as in people you know in real life?). Almost as if this were a normal reaction for those people?

It maybe is just a case that this is a normal way of reacting to some of the people you know (the ones who were saying you should "put a claim in"), and you wouldn't do it. But I have to say, I've never had anyone I know in real life say to me "oh you should put a claim in" when my child has had an accident at nursery/school.

By all means ask the nursery if they are intending taking any steps to stop running inside the building/protecting sharp corners of the desks etc, and I hope your little one is feeling better soon.

Yes it is people in real life, not all people I know personally, some have been work colleagues of my husband, some of my Mum and my brothers girlfriends family.

I tend to find this is the reaction of a lot of people these days when it comes to accidents, and Im not a particularly big fan, which is why I came on here! I wish I hadnt bothered now because some people just seem to want to assume what I think and the action I am going to take.