Wednesday December 7, 2011 at 7:18am
Though children are safe most of the time, there may come a time when your child may get involved in an accident either on a school bus or while crossing a road. When such an accident takes place your child could get injured. Sometimes such injuries can be so serious resulting in the child missing school for a number of years or altogether. For example if the child has sustained severe brain injury, she may never resume school. You may also have to take time off work for sometime to look after y
Wednesday July 20, 2011 at 11:27pm
An 11- year- old girl was killed in an accident on 11 September 2010 at the Prince Club Water Sports Park in Bedfont, Middlesex as a result of a failure to implement safety management systems an investigation has revealed. Mari-Simon Cronje was attending a friend’s birthday party when she was thrown forward into the back of the speed boat which was towing the yellow inflatable banana boat. The youngster was not seen by the driver of the boat as the girl fell into the water. She suffered ve
Monday May 23, 2011 at 9:20am
On Saturday, five children were injured after an inflatable slide was blown from its moorings by strong winds.
Three of the injured children were taken to hospital with minor injuries while the other two were treated at the scene at the Angel’s Football Ground garden event at Longmead Stadium in Tonbridge, Kent.
The Police and ambulance services were called to the stadium just after 12.30pm following the accident.
Hannah Applegren, who was in close proximity, said a number of children
Thursday November 4, 2010 at 10:59pm
In this blog I highlight real food poisoning claims involving five children who developed gastro-enteritis or similar illness on holidays provided by Sunworld Holidays Ltd. All five children needed care following their illness. The children and their parents claimed personal injury compensation as a result of illness they suffered while on holiday at Club Aquamar in Majorca. Sunworld admitted responsibility for the food poisoning. As a result of the illness, the children required care for differ
Thursday June 17, 2010 at 7:44am
Children spend a large proportion of their time at school than at home. While accidents in classrooms are common, children are more vulnerable during noon time particularly in the playground when engaged in sports activities such as football and other forms of contact play and recreation. The most common causes of accidents at school are trips and falls, dangerous playground equipment, crossing busy roads or walking in traffic, food poisoning and poor adult supervision. If your child has suffere
Wednesday June 16, 2010 at 6:34am
If your child has suffered injuries in an accident at an amusement park or a fun fair, you may be entitled to claim compensation for his injuries. Children are attracted to amusement parks and fun fairs because of the excitement of going on a ride. Amusement park operators have a responsibility to ensure that health and safety standards are not compromised. The most common causes of accidents at amusement parks and fun fairs are: trips and falls, children and adults being thrown from roller coas
Tuesday June 15, 2010 at 8:00am
Thousands of children are treated at hospitals as a result of burns and injuries caused by the poor designing or technical failures of products such as toys or articles of clothing. Burns to children are very painful and can have long term effect, in serious cases, can cause the disfiguring of a child or at worse death. Unlike adults, injury to a child can have long lasting impact on all her life. It can affect the child’s development, relationships, learning and play. It can be
Monday June 14, 2010 at 9:33am
Most cycling accidents involving children and young people are caused when drivers collide with them. Children cyclists sustain injuries mainly at junctions when overtaking stationary vehicles, cars turning right or left or when stopping. Cyclist children hit by cars tend to suffer severe injuries as the cyclist child is lifted up in the air before landing on the windscreen of the car then rolling back down on to the tarmac. If the speed of the car is in excess of 30 miles per hour, th
Sunday June 13, 2010 at 11:21am
While it is important for children to have fulfilling and life building educational experiences, educational trips are responsible for more injuries to children than accidents in classrooms and playgrounds combined. Most activities that take place on school trips are designed to be exciting and thrilling to children. Naturally these activities involve an element of risk. It is important that teachers and those responsible for organising and supervising school trips conduct proper risk assessment
Saturday June 12, 2010 at 10:24am
Can a child claim injury compensation if she was hit by a speeding car while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing? My child was knocked down by a car at a crossing? She has suffered serious injuries as a result of the accident, can I make a
personal injury claim for her? The simple answer is “yes”. You can claim compensation for your child for any injuries she sustained in a road accident or any accident. You are also entitled to claim any losses or expenses including care e