What happens when a child injures an adult?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There’s no requirement to exchange information. And honestly I wouldn’t hand out my contact information to people I don’t know. I mean why did you want it?

When you go to the hospital and they ask if the injury was a result of an accident the insurance company will contact that person so their insurance can pay. It’s pretty standard.

If a kid sends a hockey puck into the side of your car and it’s an accident most parents would offer to pay the deductible/for the damage. How is this different? OP will need to pay for an ER visit and x-rays because someone didn’t stop their child drop a water bottle on her head. Just because something is an accident doesn’t mean that the injured party has to assume financial responsibility for the damage caused to them.

Shooting a hockey puck and dropping a water bottle aren't at all the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s no requirement to exchange information. And honestly I wouldn’t hand out my contact information to people I don’t know. I mean why did you want it?

When you go to the hospital and they ask if the injury was a result of an accident the insurance company will contact that person so their insurance can pay. It’s pretty standard.

If a kid sends a hockey puck into the side of your car and it’s an accident most parents would offer to pay the deductible/for the damage. How is this different? OP will need to pay for an ER visit and x-rays because someone didn’t stop their child drop a water bottle on her head. Just because something is an accident doesn’t mean that the injured party has to assume financial responsibility for the damage caused to them.

Shooting a hockey puck and dropping a water bottle aren't at all the same thing.

Yeah I would say causing a head injury is much more serious than damage to a car.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So you're saying all these "what if I can't look at screens for 20 days" scenarios. But you said you have a concussion. Were you diagnosed with one by a legit medical doctor? Did you go to the ER?

If you had the other person's contact info what would you do with it considering where you are now?

Yes, I have a moderate cervical concussion. I went to the ER because I had a horrible headache and my neck hurt and I wanted to rule out something like a brain bleed.

I wouldn’t do anything knowing what I know right now about my condition. If I had a brain bleed and my life was transformed I would tell my spouse to get in touch with a friend who is a lawyer who could advise further. I make half of our HHI and a prolonged period away from work would not be good for my career or our finances. My spouse would also be smart enough to google the people and ensure we don’t hang any entanglements.

I asked here primarily because I wanted to know if there was some etiquette you were supposed to follow. And if it had been my child I would have said yes, but I also would have asked if the person was ok.

How on earth did your cervix become involved in this incident?!

The cervical spine is the section of the spine that’s in your neck.

In a cervical concussion, neck structure injury accompanies a traumatic brain injury. So the patient might have neck pain or stiffness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So you're saying all these "what if I can't look at screens for 20 days" scenarios. But you said you have a concussion. Were you diagnosed with one by a legit medical doctor? Did you go to the ER?

If you had the other person's contact info what would you do with it considering where you are now?

Yes, I have a moderate cervical concussion. I went to the ER because I had a horrible headache and my neck hurt and I wanted to rule out something like a brain bleed.

I wouldn’t do anything knowing what I know right now about my condition. If I had a brain bleed and my life was transformed I would tell my spouse to get in touch with a friend who is a lawyer who could advise further. I make half of our HHI and a prolonged period away from work would not be good for my career or our finances. My spouse would also be smart enough to google the people and ensure we don’t hang any entanglements.

I asked here primarily because I wanted to know if there was some etiquette you were supposed to follow. And if it had been my child I would have said yes, but I also would have asked if the person was ok.

How on earth did your cervix become involved in this incident?!

Did you ever think to google before you wrote this question? wow.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter if the child can't be liable. If the child can't be liable then then the child's parent is responsible for their behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So you're saying all these "what if I can't look at screens for 20 days" scenarios. But you said you have a concussion. Were you diagnosed with one by a legit medical doctor? Did you go to the ER?

If you had the other person's contact info what would you do with it considering where you are now?

Yes, I have a moderate cervical concussion. I went to the ER because I had a horrible headache and my neck hurt and I wanted to rule out something like a brain bleed.

I wouldn’t do anything knowing what I know right now about my condition. If I had a brain bleed and my life was transformed I would tell my spouse to get in touch with a friend who is a lawyer who could advise further. I make half of our HHI and a prolonged period away from work would not be good for my career or our finances. My spouse would also be smart enough to google the people and ensure we don’t hang any entanglements.

I asked here primarily because I wanted to know if there was some etiquette you were supposed to follow. And if it had been my child I would have said yes, but I also would have asked if the person was ok.

How on earth did your cervix become involved in this incident?!

Oh man. Really? How embarrassing for you. Basic anatomy man.

[Anonymous]

I honestly wouldn't give my contact information to someone who waited for 20 minutes to tell me they were seriously injured, tell me about a bunch of awful things that could have happened but didn't, and tell me they thought I was lying about which child had dropped the water bottle. That smells like a crazy person looking for a payout to me.

Car accidents are totally different -- for a car crash everyone exchanges contact information, the police are typically called, and you let the lawyers etc figure out who's at fault. You don't hop out of your car and offer your phone number to pay for it even if you know it was your fault. OP specifically said she doesn't want to get authorities involved so they can't go that route.

This honestly does sound like an accident to me. Unfortunately there's no amount of supervision that can prevent all injuries. She definitely should have apologized right away and made sure you were ok though. No excuse for not doing that. I hope you feel better soon, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly wouldn't give my contact information to someone who waited for 20 minutes to tell me they were seriously injured, tell me about a bunch of awful things that could have happened but didn't, and tell me they thought I was lying about which child had dropped the water bottle. That smells like a crazy person looking for a payout to me.

Car accidents are totally different -- for a car crash everyone exchanges contact information, the police are typically called, and you let the lawyers etc figure out who's at fault. You don't hop out of your car and offer your phone number to pay for it even if you know it was your fault. OP specifically said she doesn't want to get authorities involved so they can't go that route.

This honestly does sound like an accident to me. Unfortunately there's no amount of supervision that can prevent all injuries. She definitely should have apologized right away and made sure you were ok though. No excuse for not doing that. I hope you feel better soon, OP.

You are wrong. Police aren’t always called to accidents and. Any times won’t come if there is minor damage and no injuries. But still. If you backing into someone’s parked car in the parking lot and they were right there and saw you do it- you would just leave and refuse to give info?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly wouldn't give my contact information to someone who waited for 20 minutes to tell me they were seriously injured, tell me about a bunch of awful things that could have happened but didn't, and tell me they thought I was lying about which child had dropped the water bottle. That smells like a crazy person looking for a payout to me.

Car accidents are totally different -- for a car crash everyone exchanges contact information, the police are typically called, and you let the lawyers etc figure out who's at fault. You don't hop out of your car and offer your phone number to pay for it even if you know it was your fault. OP specifically said she doesn't want to get authorities involved so they can't go that route.

This honestly does sound like an accident to me. Unfortunately there's no amount of supervision that can prevent all injuries. She definitely should have apologized right away and made sure you were ok though. No excuse for not doing that. I hope you feel better soon, OP.

You are wrong. Police aren’t always called to accidents and. Any times won’t come if there is minor damage and no injuries. But still. If you backing into someone’s parked car in the parking lot and they were right there and saw you do it- you would just leave and refuse to give info?

The pp and most people in this thread apparently think it’s perfectly ok to just leave without taking any responsibility so yes she would just leave.

This thread has honestly made me lose a lot of faith in humanity. I’m curious what your opinions would be if the OP died from her injury?

[Anonymous]

The parent is responsible if negligent (in this situation it sounds like negligence, frankly). Also in this scenario, two insurance companies maybe involved: the parent's homeowners or umbrella liability coverage, or the liability policy of the facility.