First Aid Errors at Recreational Facilities
Children are naturally accident-prone, and adults who work at places where children play and otherwise conduct the ordinary business of life must receive training in basic first aid as part of the job requirements. Every classroom and school bus has a first aid kit, so that teachers and bus drivers can attend to children’s minor injuries, but teachers and bus drivers are not medical professionals, and part of first aid is knowing when to call a medical professional. If a child’s injury requires more than just an adhesive bandage such as one can buy over the counter at a supermarket, then the teacher or bus driver refers the child to the school nurse, even when that means that one child goes straight from the school bus to the clinic. When a medical practitioner at a healthcare facility, including school nurses or the staff of a cruise ship’s infirmary, makes a medical error including underestimating the urgency with which the injured person needs treatment at a hospital, it is medical malpractice. When an employee of a non-medical facility fails to summon medical personnel to an injured person who needs medical treatment, it is premises liability. If you got injured at a recreational facility, and your injuries got worse because the staff failed to get you the medical treatment you needed, contact a Fort Lauderdale premises liability lawyer.
Lack of Supervision Caused Child’s Injury, but First Aid Response Made It Worse
Westchase Recreation Center in Hillsborough County has organized youth sports activities, but it also has free playtime. During free play, children gather on the basketball courts, and staff members are present to supervise them. A 12-year-old boy was playing on the basketball court when an older teen came over and started verbally harassing him and eventually picked him up and threw him on the basketball court; the younger boy had previously complained to his parents about this older boy bullying him.
The parents would have had a case for a premises liability claim if this was all that had happened. Customers can sue for premises liability if another customer assaults them on the premises and the business could have prevented the assault by providing adequate security to intervene. The injured boy’s parents could have argued that the recreation center staff did not adequately supervise the children. The situation got worse, though. Staff members attended to the boy and attempted to straighten out his foot before calling an ambulance, making the injury worse. The parents argued in their lawsuit that the staff should have known that you should not try to adjust an injured person’s position unless instructed to do so by a 911 dispatcher or medical professional. The parents claim that the staff should have called 911 first and left the boy’s foot alone.
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A personal injury lawyer can help you recover compensation for your medical bills after an accidental fall at a recreation center. Contact Boone & Davis in Fort Lauderdale, Florida or call 954-566-9919 to explore your potential recovery options today.
Source:
floridapolitics.com/archives/320156-hillsborough-family-sues-county-over-alleged-negligence-at-westchase-rec-center
