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10MARK  
#1 Posted : 28 May 2013 17:45:41(UTC)
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10MARK
A Paramedic acquaintance of mine was injured by a person she was attending to in his own home. The person is elderly and does not have capacity ,although she holds no grudge against him she has suffered from the injury since January through no fault of her own. If she was to seek compensation what would be her route ,employer or household insurance or other ? Any advice would be appreciated
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David Bannister  
#2 Posted : 28 May 2013 18:08:40(UTC)
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David Bannister
Injured whilst working. Was the employer negligent? The answer to that will determine whether any claim in that direction succeeds.
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ctd167  
#3 Posted : 29 May 2013 15:26:29(UTC)
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ctd167
There have been a number of cases recently reported in the press of police officers injured in the line of there work activities actually seeking compensation from the householder/ business owner, not directly against the police force.
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stevedm  
#4 Posted : 30 May 2013 08:28:42(UTC)
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stevedm
Think we have to be a bit careful here...if the paramedic had injured herself as part of being at work after the individual had consented to treatment that is different from a police officer in the execution of his duties as they aren't required to get consent before treatment..!! The approach would be the same for any at work injury. If it was reported then it would be investigated as such...with ambulance staff it is rare that the householder would be involved in recovery of a claim...it would normally be the other way around!
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ptaylor14  
#5 Posted : 31 May 2013 14:39:57(UTC)
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ptaylor14
stevedm wrote:
Think we have to be a bit careful here...if the paramedic had injured herself as part of being at work after the individual had consented to treatment that is different from a police officer in the execution of his duties as they aren't required to get consent before treatment..!! The approach would be the same for any at work injury. If it was reported then it would be investigated as such...with ambulance staff it is rare that the householder would be involved in recovery of a claim...it would normally be the other way around!
Ask a lawyer simples!!!
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Ron Hunter  
#6 Posted : 01 June 2013 22:52:59(UTC)
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Ron Hunter
Action against the employer is unlikely to succeed. Nor would I think household insurance likely to cover such risk.
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