October 10th, 2008
A woman has issued a high court writ on behalf of her son who was injured at birth.
Gillian Wick claims that, during a difficult delivery, staff at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot pulled too hard on Jack Wicks’ head.
This, she alleges, caused Erb’s Palsy – paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm’s main nerves.
Jack, now nine, has reduced motion in his right arm, making tasks such as getting dressed difficult, GetBracknell.co.uk reports.
He has already had to undergo major operations on his arm and is likely to need more treatment in the future.
Ms Wicks is claiming £300,000 on Jack’s behalf and the hospital has agreed to a breach of duty through "inappropriate traction", although the two sides are yet to agree upon how much compensation will be paid to Jack.
If an out of court settlement has not been reached soon, judges at the high court will make a decision as to the sum.
Tags: Ascot, Birth Injury, Breach Of Duty, Court Settlement, Delivery Staff, Gillian, Nerves, Paralysis, Right Arm, Wick, Wicks, Woman, Writ
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October 2nd, 2008
A man who was unknowingly exposed to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (Havs) has secured compensation from the council he worked for.
Joseph Beale developed the condition – which leads to leads to painful and disabling disorders of the blood vessels, nerves, joints and muscles of the hands and arms – in 2004 from using power tools like mowers for ten years.
He maintains that he was not warned about the dangers of the continual use of such tools and that Bridgend county borough council had not sufficiently protected its workers under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005.
"Despite having worked with vibrating tools for over ten years, the council did not warn me about the possible dangers and now I have developed a disease that I did not even know existed," Mr Beale remarked.
He has now been paid £3,000 in compensation as a result of the damage to his hands.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, around five million workers in the UK are exposed to Hand Arm Vibration at work.
Tags: Arm Vibration Syndrome, Beale, Blood Vessels, Bridgend County Borough, Bridgend County Borough Council, Control, County Borough Council, Hand Arm Vibration, Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, Havs, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Executive, Joints, Muscles, Nerves, Power Tools, Quot, Worker Compensation
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