Top 5 Common School Injuries and How to Handle Them

School injury claims cover a range of scenarios and injuries sustained, from head impacts to broken bones and many other types.

It’s never something anyone wants to consider but for some, it becomes a new reality that is forced upon them in a split second.

A difficult time for all concerned – schools never wish for an accident and the person involved doesn’t want to be injured – how these injuries are handled is important to aid the recovery or adaptation process.

What are the common school injury claims?

Unfortunately, there are areas of school grounds more likely to see an accident than others, either due to the nature of the activity in that area or what is there.

Some of the common injuries sustained by those using a school site include:

• Falling from a raised position and suffering broken bones, back injuries and/or head trauma
• Tripping on an uneven surface, resulting in impact injuries and other muscular problems, such as ligament damage
• Suffering an injury while playing sports
• Cuts and/or burns while taking part in specific, higher risk lessons such as cookery or design technology
• Slipping on untreated surfaces that can lead to a range of musculoskeletal injuries.

How should they be handled by the school?

When an accident occurs, relevant health and safety practices should immediately be implemented. Rehearsed and adhered to by all relevant staff on site, these actions can make a big difference and improve the outcomes of the person involved.

The school will have conducted a diligent risk assessment of their site and the activities undertaken there, mitigating hazards and also detailing how they’d react in scenarios where an accident has occurred.

As a result, relevant treatment can be delivered as efficiently and effectively as possible. Failure to hit these high standards could see the school neglecting their duty of care.

What should you do if you feel the school were at fault?

As the situation after an accident becomes clearer, the future may suddenly feel daunting and uncertain.

The need for medical treatment, rehabilitation, and potential adjustments/specialist equipment to help with adaptations to a permanently altered future could all present challenges with finances and access to specialist care.

By making a claim for personal injury compensation, you could receive the financial support to make those changes and provide the best possible support to your loved one in the aftermath of an accident that wasn’t their fault.

Who can help?

Winns is an accident management company that specialises in helping customers make a claim for personal injury compensation after a non-fault accident. Our teams are dedicated, experienced, and knowledgeable in these matters and will get the process progressing efficiently and effectively.

We’ll handle all parts of the claim to ensure you don’t need to worry and can instead focus on the recovery and rehabilitation of yourself or the loved one involved in the accident.

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