If your child has been hurt anywhere from San Diego to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, from Orange County to the Inland Empire and east to the Palm Springs and Palm Desert area, we know that it can happen in an instant. It can happen in cities such Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Joshua Tree, Rancho Mirage, Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, or cities in San Diego, the Inland Empire and Orange County, such as La Jolla, Del Mar, Carlsbad, San Clemente, Newport Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel, Buena Park, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Corona, Corona del Mar, Yorba Linda, San Marcos, Escondido, Irvine, Costa Mesa or Fullerton, but if it happens in Southern California, you have legal assistance available to you.
At our law firm, we’ve championed protection for children and we’ve convinced at least one court and encouraged other attorneys to do the same, to uphold a new tort for negligent endangerment of a child.
It’s when you least expect it. Turn away for a second and they’ve had another accident. Forget to check on their whereabouts and the accident their in can be a bad one.
It can happen in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oceanside, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano. It can happen in Anaheim, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Riverside, Tustin, San Bernardino, Temecula, Victorville, Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms.
It’s a mother’s nightmare. Your child is hurt. Was it your fault, you ask yourself? Or did this happen because someone else created a dangerous condition.
Here’s some of the accidents children get into that you may not be aware of and which can be prevented. Unfortunately, in many of these situations, there is no one you can blame except for the inquisitiveness of children themselves. We offer these situations more for the purpose of what to watch out.
Falling out of trees
Injuries in the grocery carts
Touching the stove or other hot surfaces the moment your back is turned
Getting pills out of plastic containers with the tops not on securely
Swallowing sharp items from the bathroom
Falling out of stollers
Sneaking under the car, inside the car, under the wheels, behind the car…
Overdosing on medication (did I already give him a pill or not?)
Hospital overdosing
Pulling on the dog’s ears
Putting fingers into electrical sockets
Playing with matches and lighters
Playing with forks, knives and spoons
Traffic
Drowning not just in swimming pools, but in bathtubs, showers and toilets
Choking on any small object (it’s what you don’t expect – like batteries)
Tripping over cords and wires
Alcohol poisoning
Cleaning fluid poisoning
Rat Poison poisoning
Machinery and tool accidents
Bike accidents
Skateboard accidents
Bullies and fights at school
Remember, if it can be swallowed it will be. If it can be played with, it will be. If there is something they haven’t seen before, they will want to explore it. Don’t turn your back for a second.
