Kid took air horn to the face (1 Viewer)

[parasaurolophus]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

Course of action should be to apologize to your daughter for not watching her well enough in a sporting goods store and for not teaching her to keep her hands off of things.Might agree with you if you were at build a bear and your daughter got her hand caught in a piece of machinery that was right where kids could get at it. But when you are in a sporting goods store where tons of things will be dangerous to a kid that likes to get into everything, the responsibility falls on you. And people wonder why the lifeguard was told to only monitor his section of beach.

 

[shadyridr]

The store was clearly more to blame than you or your wife

 

[Ned]

And then she walked over to the archery section and stabbed herself with an arrow. Where did the store go wrong?

What's the protocol on arrows? Is it common for arrows to be laying around open package?

Yes. They're usually uncut, though.

 

[Ned]

DrJ - What are your thoughts on the McDonalds hot coffee law suit?

 

[stbugs]

How old is your kid?

8 1/2.

Geez, the way I read the OP was that this was a 2 or 3 year old, not someone going into 3rd grade. You wife has to yell to an 8 1/2 year old not to touch something? Have you told your daughter not to touch the stove yet or do you just yell NOOOO if she gets close? Do you still smack cleaning supplies out of her hand when she decides they might just be drinks? Sorry, but I have an 8 year old and if he did something that dumb, I would be yelling at him to not do something that dumb, not thinking about lawsuits.

 

[shadyridr]

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

Every store should put all their products 10' off the ground and have ladders on all the aisles for the adults to grab their items. But to access the ladders, people would need to show their IDs to see if they are 18+ yrs old. And shopping carts should come with gated covers that can be locked shut just so the children cant get their hands on the items of the cart.

 

[shadyridr]

Sometimes you have to keep an eye on your kids.

They had 4 eyes to keep on their kid. Guess that wasnt enough

 

[the moops]

Sorry, but I have an 8 year old and if he did something that dumb, I would be yelling at him to not do something that dumb, not thinking about lawsuits.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

I would also love to know what is "flimsy and easy to open" regarding the packaging.

Anything his kid can tear through - luckily, they had to leave before she got sick on 20 hazardous clif bars

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Don't listen to these jerks, Doc. I was in a similar situation recently. Took my family out for dinner, and the restaurant put knives right on the table! Well within reach of my 12 year old daughter. While the waiter is distracting my wife and I with the wine list, she picks the darn thing up and tries to clean out her ear with it. Luckily the water boy was paying attention and knocked it out of her hand, or it would have been lawsuit city and I would totally own that Olive Garden.

 

[shadyridr]

Sounds like youre friends with this person

http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2010/04/suit_by_mother_of_baby_scalded.html

 

[FigJam]

Maybe take some accountability.

ha ha haha hahahahahahaahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHABut I agree

 

[FigJam]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

Sorry your kid is dumb.

Jesus, dude.

You left out the part where the parents are dumb.

Its too bad Darwin didn't make an appearance earlier in your life...

 

[Flying V]

I can see why a kid would want to blast an air horn. Not sure why they would want to point it at their face, though. I would have probably pointed it at my kid brother. But it's been a long time since I was a kid, so

 

[shadyridr]

I can see why a kid would want to blast an air horn. Not sure why they would want to point it at their face, though. I would have probably pointed it at my kid brother. But it's been a long time since I was a kid, so

My son wanted to clean the table but sprayed Fantastic in his eyes instead of the table. But then again hes 3, not 8.5

 

[Dexter]

I don't think this thread is going as well as you hoped.

 

[DrJ]

I don't think this thread is going as well as you hoped.

Actually going pretty well, your thinly veiled sarcasm is definitely making me realize that I should consider legal action.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I've never seen the internet so unified

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Dude, forget trying to parasite off the lawsuit - get her to do it again and cam it.

You could make good money

 

[Thorn]

When is the doctor's appointment?

 

[DrJ]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

I would also love to know what is "flimsy and easy to open" regarding the packaging.

It's a plastic shell. But rather than being enclosed and requiring scissors like most products packaged in this fashion, it's just got two little plastic buttons that loosely snap together at the top. Not entire sure this matter, since the package was actually opened. But the manufacturer should consider packaging a dangerous product more carefully to prevent this possibility.

 

[The Commish]

We haven't had a good friday fishing thread in a LONG TIME! Good job!!!

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Please change thread title to "My kid, who is old enough to know better, blasted herself in the face with an airhorn and I'm such a bad parent, citizen, and human that I am actually looking for someone else to blame other than myself, my wife, and my kid."

TIA

 

[DrJ]

When is the doctor's appointment?

15 minutes.

 

[Warrior]

I've never seen the internet so unified

 

[DrJ]

I guess you guys won't want to see the video I take later today on the placement of the package and how simple it is to open.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Just so we are clear - the air horn says "keep away from Kids"?

 

[DrJ]

Sometimes you have to keep an eye on your kids.

They had 4 eyes to keep on their kid. Guess that wasnt enough

2 kids, one of which I was showing how to close an extendable oar at the time. Had I realized the oars were next to opened products that could potentially cripple you in an instant, I would have brought my leash. But even with a leash I'm not 100% sure their product was placed, packaged, and marked in a way that wouldn't invite this.

 

[PatsFanCT]

Please change thread title to "My kid, who is old enough to know better, blasted herself in the face with an airhorn and I'm such a bad parent, citizen, and human that I am actually looking for someone else to blame other than myself, my wife, and my kid."TIA

...says the guy who has a 12 year old trying to clean her ear out with a knife while he tries to find a wine to drink before driving her home. And thinks he would have a good lawsuit if she cut herself.BTW, you're the reason I have to request a knife when I go out to eat.

 

[belljr]

Don't listen to these jerks, Doc. I was in a similar situation recently. Took my family out for dinner, and the restaurant put knives right on the table! Well within reach of my 12 year old daughter. While the waiter is distracting my wife and I with the wine list, she picks the darn thing up and tries to clean out her ear with it. Luckily the water boy was paying attention and knocked it out of her hand, or it would have been lawsuit city and I would totally own that Olive Garden.

Please change thread title to "My kid, who is old enough to know better, blasted herself in the face with an airhorn and I'm such a bad parent, citizen, and human that I am actually looking for someone else to blame other than myself, my wife, and my kid."

TIA

...says the guy who has a 12 year old trying to clean her ear out with a knife while he tries to find a wine to drink before driving her home. And thinks he would have a good lawsuit if she cut herself.

BTW, you're the reason I have to request a knife when I go out to eat.

One of these is schtick and one of these is serious.I'll let you decide

 

[E-Z Glider]

I hate the sue-happy world we live in as much as anyone, but some of these replies are disgusting.

Hope your daughter is OK. Tinnitus sucks and doesnt go away. :(

 

[PatsFanCT]

Don't listen to these jerks, Doc. I was in a similar situation recently. Took my family out for dinner, and the restaurant put knives right on the table! Well within reach of my 12 year old daughter. While the waiter is distracting my wife and I with the wine list, she picks the darn thing up and tries to clean out her ear with it. Luckily the water boy was paying attention and knocked it out of her hand, or it would have been lawsuit city and I would totally own that Olive Garden.

Please change thread title to "My kid, who is old enough to know better, blasted herself in the face with an airhorn and I'm such a bad parent, citizen, and human that I am actually looking for someone else to blame other than myself, my wife, and my kid."

TIA

...says the guy who has a 12 year old trying to clean her ear out with a knife while he tries to find a wine to drink before driving her home. And thinks he would have a good lawsuit if she cut herself.

BTW, you're the reason I have to request a knife when I go out to eat.

One of these is schtick and one of these is serious.I'll let you decide

Ah, should have realized that.Carry on...

 

[DrJ]

I hate the sue-happy world we live in as much as anyone, but some of these replies are disgusting.Hope your daughter is OK. Tinnitus sucks and doesnt go away. :(

Really, I can't believe that most of them are serious, and yeah it's a little disgusting that people would make light of an 8 1/2 year old being potentially handicapped. But I don't expect all that much out of humanity or the FFA.I also agree that our world is sue-happy and I'm not sure what my course of action will be. The fact that this could potentially be permanent and it does seem they didn't take adequate steps on their part to prevent it (which isn't entirely relevant to whether or not I did) has me a little unsure of how to feel about it though.

 

[Ignoramus]

I'm not sure what my course of action will be. The fact that this could potentially be permanent and it does seem they didn't take adequate steps on their part to prevent it (which isn't entirely relevant to whether or not I did) has me a little unsure of how to feel about it though.

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

Bump.Your course of action should be to take your kid to the doctor and then tell her not to do stupid #### like that again or else it's going to hurt.

 

[DrJ]

I'm not sure what my course of action will be. The fact that this could potentially be permanent and it does seem they didn't take adequate steps on their part to prevent it (which isn't entirely relevant to whether or not I did) has me a little unsure of how to feel about it though.

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

Bump.Your course of action should be to take your kid to the doctor and then tell her not to do stupid #### like that again or else it's going to hurt.

Those products are packaged accordingly. This product wasn't packaged.

 

[Black Box]

I would advise you to yell at your kid not to do that again but she/he wouldn't probably hear you so I don't know.

 

[shadyridr]

Please change thread title to "My kid, who is old enough to know better, blasted herself in the face with an airhorn and I'm such a bad parent, citizen, and human that I am actually looking for someone else to blame other than myself, my wife, and my kid."TIA

...says the guy who has a 12 year old trying to clean her ear out with a knife while he tries to find a wine to drink before driving her home. And thinks he would have a good lawsuit if she cut herself.BTW, you're the reason I have to request a knife when I go out to eat.

 

[shadyridr]

I hate the sue-happy world we live in as much as anyone, but some of these replies are disgusting.Hope your daughter is OK. Tinnitus sucks and doesnt go away. :(

Really, I can't believe that most of them are serious, and yeah it's a little disgusting that people would make light of an 8 1/2 year old being potentially handicapped. But I don't expect all that much out of humanity or the FFA.I also agree that our world is sue-happy and I'm not sure what my course of action will be. The fact that this could potentially be permanent and it does seem they didn't take adequate steps on their part to prevent it (which isn't entirely relevant to whether or not I did) has me a little unsure of how to feel about it though.

You're right. Im so sorry your child could be potentially handicapped due to your own stupidity

 

[DrJ]

Well, I'd post the update from the doctor's office, but it appears most people aren't all that concerned with my daughter's hearing.

 

[Sinn Fein]

How long had the air horn been sitting there opened?

Of all the kids, or people, who saw the open air horn, do you ever wonder why it was your kid that decided to blast it at her face?

 

[Thorn]

When is the doctor's appointment?

15 minutes.

I hope you get good news.

 

[Chaka]

Well, I'd post the update from the doctor's office, but it appears most people aren't all that concerned with my daughter's hearing.

To be fair the way you presented this you seemed more concerned with finding out who to blame than your daughter's hearing. I understand that is not the case but that is the way it came off.

 

[xulf]

Im not 100% sure, but I am guessing that this thread do not go the way the OP intended.

 

[DrJ]

Well, I'd post the update from the doctor's office, but it appears most people aren't all that concerned with my daughter's hearing.

To be fair the way you presented this you seemed more concerned with finding out who to blame than your daughter's hearing. I understand that is not the case but that is the way it came off.

It's not a situation I am in control of. I can try and speculate about what the possible damage is, and I ran out and got vitamins and antioxidants last night because there's some vaguely supported evidence that this could potentially help, but that's really all I can do. Instead I chose to solicit opinions on the aspects that I can control.

 

[Ignoramus]

Well, I'd post the update from the doctor's office, but it appears most people aren't all that concerned with my daughter's hearing.

We're all wishing her the best and continued luck over her next ten years of parental negligence.

 

[DrJ]

How long had the air horn been sitting there opened?Of all the kids, or people, who saw the open air horn, do you ever wonder why it was your kid that decided to blast it at her face?

Not really.

 

[Ignoramus]

It's not a situation I am in control of. I can try and speculate about what the possible damage is, and I ran out and got vitamins and antioxidants last night because there's some vaguely supported evidence that this could potentially help, but that's really all I can do. Instead I chose to solicit opinions on the aspects that I can control.

Ok, now you're just ####### with us. Right?

 

[DrJ]

Well, I'd post the update from the doctor's office, but it appears most people aren't all that concerned with my daughter's hearing.

We're all wishing her the best and continued luck over her next ten years of parental negligence.

Hard to take this line seriously when you guys are so over the top with it.

 

[Warrior]

I'm not sure what my course of action will be. The fact that this could potentially be permanent and it does seem they didn't take adequate steps on their part to prevent it (which isn't entirely relevant to whether or not I did) has me a little unsure of how to feel about it though.

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

Bump.Your course of action should be to take your kid to the doctor and then tell her not to do stupid #### like that again or else it's going to hurt.

Those products are packaged accordingly. This product wasn't packaged.

Then sue the person who opened the package.Maybe they should make hazardous chemicals and products EASIER to open. That way, parents would recognize the danger and, you know, watch their kids when they are in the store. All this coddling and child-safe packaging has apparently coddled parents into thinking that they have no responsibility.

 

[DrJ]

I'm not sure what my course of action will be. The fact that this could potentially be permanent and it does seem they didn't take adequate steps on their part to prevent it (which isn't entirely relevant to whether or not I did) has me a little unsure of how to feel about it though.

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

Bump.Your course of action should be to take your kid to the doctor and then tell her not to do stupid #### like that again or else it's going to hurt.

Those products are packaged accordingly. This product wasn't packaged.

Then sue the person who opened the package.Maybe they should make hazardous chemicals and products EASIER to open. That way, parents would recognize the danger and, you know, watch their kids when they are in the store. All this coddling and child-safe packaging has apparently coddled parents into thinking that they have no responsibility.

I'm thinking that the manufacturer of the product might be a place where the store could recoup all of the money I get from them.