Accident at Nursey

Stephb1986_2

When the cut is healed and there is sign that it's going to scar use bio oil, you can get a cheap version from home and bargains apply it every day it should do the trick.

My fiance walked into some barbed wire about 2 years ago now it cut just below his eye but in the area where eye bags are it was horrendus there was blood everywhere, luckily my mum come to the rescue and glued him back together (compeed glue not super glue) it was left to heal and there was a scar forming we got some bio oil and used it and now you can't even see it.

I hope your little lad is ok

Steph

Gordon_Hose

Chicks dig scars!

Seriously though, IF you do put a claim in, I wonder if you'll be back here complaining the nursery has put their fees up.

People sue schools and complain there's not enough new books and equipment for their children. School dinners have got worse etc.

People sue councils and complain their council tax has gone up. Bin collections are every two weeks. They get charged for their wheelie bins etc.

People sue the Police/Fire Brigade/Ambulance service and complain there aren't enough coppers patrolling our streets. Ambulance and Fire Brigade response times are shocking etc.

I'm not having a go OP, I have a young son at nursery myself and can completely understand how you feel. I'm just saying that many people in today's society don't consider the ramifications of their actions while they are blinded with pound signs.

Accidents happen. Provided the nursery take action to make sure pointy corners are covered then I see no reason to even consider a claim.

Hope your son feels better

peachyprice

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Chicks dig scars!

That is so true. My 17yo son had an operation when he was 6 weeks old, he has quite a big scar on his tummy. You should hear the girls fawn over him when he tells them the story of the poorly little baby being rushed to hospital blah blah blah. :rotfl:

Although he tells the boys he got it in fight

Gordon_Hose

peachyprice wrote: »

That is so true. My 17yo son had an operation when he was 6 weeks old, he has quite a big scar on his tummy. You should hear the girls fawn over him when he tells them the story of the poorly little baby being rushed to hospital blah blah blah. :rotfl:

Although he tells the boys he got it in fight

I had two scars on my forehead and 12 stitches before I was 9 years old.

Get me :cool:

meer53

Kids fall over fresh air. My son tripped when he was 18 months old, not over anything, just tripped. He banged his head, causing a wound which had to be stitched. There doesn't have to be any sharp objects in their way, things can happen for no reason, if you wanted to ensure your child wasn't at risk, you would never take them out anywhere, ever.

OP, just make sure the nursery has made a note of the accident and done a risk assessment. Then move on.

If you do decide to make a claim, (and i sincerely hope you don't) please think about how your action may affect the business and how other children and parents may suffer if they have to close because of this. Would this make you or your son feel any better ?

Welshwoofs

Person_one wrote: »

Bumps, knocks, cuts, bruises, scabs and stitches etc. are all part of a normal childhood. Think back to your own, I bet you can remember a fair few injuries!

• Scar under my chin from running around the side of a swimming pool, falling over and whacking my chin on a diving board
• Scar on my thumb from trying to open a tin can and slicing it open on the top
• Big scar on my knee from falling over during a game of British Bulldog in the playground
• Burn mark on one finger from my obsession of 'seeing what burns on the electric bars of the fire'
• Big scar on other knee from going t-its over teakettle over the front of a Chopper (who didn't do that? )

Isn't part of childhood taking risks, pushing boundaries and yes....sometimes learning the hard way that what you were doing wasn't such a good idea after all?

jillie1974

my little boy did the same thing 2 weeks ago at his nursery
the cut is at angle down his forehead. Luckily it wasnt any further left or right as he might have damaged his eye.
he was running into the bathroom and caught his forehead. he's at the height now for doing it.
dont blame the nursery at all as it easily could have been at home

he had steristrips as the cut was just a bit too deep for the glue

powerful_Rogue

amus wrote: »

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.

Im presuming you looked around the nursery before sending your son there and saw the furniture they use? I also presume you mentioned the corners to the staff before signing on the dotted line.

Accidents happen.

Bitsy_Beans

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 am afraid because your first action wasn't to take the issue up with the nursery but to wnder about going down the solicitor route people are going to assume you're more interested in money, no matter how reluctant you might be.

I don't think cabinets placed in the middle are wrong for a nursery, children do need to learn gross motor skills in learn to control their bodies and avoiding furniture etc forms part of that.

My course of action would have been to have meeting with manager to discuss my concerns, raise the issue of why my child was running indoors in the first place and find out what exactly happened.
Any nursery worth their money will probably undertake a risk assessment in light of this and might put corner bumpers on the cabinet anyway.

Glad your child is OK and I wouldn't worry about a scar.

Bitsy_Beans

Ames wrote: »

I apologise. I've had a crap week and brought my annoyance with you from threads on DT over on this board (I read this thread straight after one on DT). That's childish of me and something I usually try hard not to do.

One of the reasons I actively avoid DT these days. I can feel that place sucking the happiness and positivity from my body as I read :eek: