Paramedic seeks damages over fall - Plans to Sue Elderly couple
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Speechless. I hope it falls through miserably and we stop seeing such pathetic claims.
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this is the very attitude i spoke of in the other thread. the guy in the first article says is someone is injured then someone HAS TO TAKE LIABILITY.
You know what, if i trip in my own house or anywhere I TAKE LIABILITY for my god damned self. What is wrong with people.
You know what, if i trip in my own house or anywhere I TAKE LIABILITY for my god damned self. What is wrong with people.
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do you know the state of the old couples driveway? it could be very uneven, the crew member might have been quite injured, and the old couple will probably have house insurance that will pay it out, as anyone who uses the property that is insured is covered for injury's.
look at it from this point, if you was in a car accident and it was someone else that hit your car and you were inured would you say i wont claim i should have been more aware that you would hit me, even though you had your lights off in the night?
look at it from this point, if you was in a car accident and it was someone else that hit your car and you were inured would you say i wont claim i should have been more aware that you would hit me, even though you had your lights off in the night?
What an absolute tool. Every job has hazards and risks. Maybe he should have been looking where he was going??
When I used to walk my dog in the evenings, I used to walk all over the place and it was pitch dark. I never once tripped over, and if I had, I wouldn't have sued the landowner for damages.
Should be sacked from the ambulance service! Hope he loses his case, loses his job, and ends up bankrupt on the streets.
When I used to walk my dog in the evenings, I used to walk all over the place and it was pitch dark. I never once tripped over, and if I had, I wouldn't have sued the landowner for damages.
Should be sacked from the ambulance service! Hope he loses his case, loses his job, and ends up bankrupt on the streets.
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I noticed in the film that it showed a piece of his statement saying along the lines of "the security light was incorrectly programmed" Its a SECURITY LIGHT for goodness sake. These are designed to light up as anything passes within a pre deternined distance (set buy the owner) and stay on for as long (if it is indeed programmable) as you ( the owner) want it too. Yes thats right as long as you want it too ! So i guess that if they didnt have a light and he fell as it was too dark he would still be claiming...............I dont remember any law that states if you have a security light that it has to illuminate for X amount of seconds/minutes or indeed any law that states you have to have your drive illuminated. I bet if he was visiting a friend and fell on their drive under similar circumstances no claim would follow.........
Surely he has to carry out an onsite risk assessment when he arrives at the scene........ What he is saying is because the owners personal settings for this security light weren't right for him he has a right to sue them ?????????
Surely he has to carry out an onsite risk assessment when he arrives at the scene........ What he is saying is because the owners personal settings for this security light weren't right for him he has a right to sue them ?????????
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What a muppet... Just like the grape case, people need to learn to differentiate between negligence and an accident. This is the latter, in the course of they guys job. Hopefully it'll get thrown out and he'll have costs awarded against him to boot.
Depends on the circumstances for me, if their security light was faulty or badly programmed and it was late at night i can see where there is a fault with the property owner.
If it was dark and you've got a bright security light, then suddenly it shuts down as you're hurrying to get equipment, then you might be blinded for a few seconds whilst moving, during that time you could have tripped and hurt yourself pretty badly, momentum would carry you forward you can't just stop dead.
On the outside it looks like the obvious 'compensation gone mad' culture but without knowing the exact circumstances it could be different. Also whats the point in a security light that turns itself off when people are still next to it anyway
If it was dark and you've got a bright security light, then suddenly it shuts down as you're hurrying to get equipment, then you might be blinded for a few seconds whilst moving, during that time you could have tripped and hurt yourself pretty badly, momentum would carry you forward you can't just stop dead.
On the outside it looks like the obvious 'compensation gone mad' culture but without knowing the exact circumstances it could be different. Also whats the point in a security light that turns itself off when people are still next to it anyway
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How ironic.
At the moment I working in the NHS Healthcare Learning Centre on a NVQ Course with NHS Young Apprentices and we have had the Paramedics in a couple of times to do talks on CPR etc.
The very first rule of the Paramedic is DANGER & HAZARDS : look for it before you attend to the patient.
Look for falling masonry, assailants, holes, gas, electric and anything you can trip over.
I'm gobsmacked.
At the moment I working in the NHS Healthcare Learning Centre on a NVQ Course with NHS Young Apprentices and we have had the Paramedics in a couple of times to do talks on CPR etc.
The very first rule of the Paramedic is DANGER & HAZARDS : look for it before you attend to the patient.
Look for falling masonry, assailants, holes, gas, electric and anything you can trip over.
I'm gobsmacked.
Does it matter how it was programmed, the owners may simply have wanted it to illuminate for 10seconds to make any unwanted visitors think twice - you cannot sell a programmable product and then say it has been incorrectly programmed - by being progammable it allows you to program it as you see fit to suit your own needs. So if i buy a security light i now have to think " what if i call the emergency services how long would be enough time for them to leave there vehicle, get my front door, assess the situation, go back to the vehicle and return to the house with out the light going off " I dont think so somehow.
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Thats fair enough, i can just envisage how easily it could happen and why the paramedic might be a little hacked off that he's losing pay because of it. I don't think it deserves a lawsuit though, the employer should be covering medical bills and time off work in this instance.
I just have a grudge against security lights. Personally i think there should be more legislation for them, i was plagued for years by an over zealous security light until the laws cracking down on them were introduced a few years back.