Accidents can happen at any time, even when you are having a good time enjoying a nice day at the water park with your family. These sudden events happen out of the blue, leaving you hurt, unsure about the future, and with added financial stress. You may believe that the accident was completely preventable and should not have happened in the first place.
While you may think your family’s favorite pool or water park is safe, that may not be the case. Bad accidents—including slip-and-falls—can happen to anyone, anywhere. These incidents can leave you frustrated and stressed out, worrying about how you will continue supporting your family and pay for medical treatments you were not prepared for.
If you find yourself in a situation like this, you are going to want an experienced personal injury attorney on your side. They can come to the rescue and seek a settlement that will help get your finances, and life, back on track.
Water parks and amusement parks can be a blast when they are properly maintained and monitored, but accidents do happen if the employees of the park are negligent and are not fulfilling their responsibilities properly.
Water parks, like other businesses, have a duty to keep their premises safe for customers. This does not mean that every accident is their fault—the issue is whether they did what was reasonably necessary to prevent accidents and injuries. Especially at peak hours of the day when the park can be quite packed, this is not an easy standard for the park and its staff to meet. They may be negligent and that negligence may result in harm.
The main dangers at water parks are that patrons could be injured while using a slide, knocked out or crushed in a crowded pool, or slip on slippery surfaces and be seriously injured.
Water slides must be designed with the safety of the guests in mind. It is also important that small children are kept away from more dangerous rides and attractions.
To keep an eye on the park, attendants should be available anywhere someone could be hurt. Each member of the staff should be trained in first aid so that any emergencies that arise can be handled quickly and efficiently. Signage on each attraction giving appropriate information and warnings allows parents and other visitors to be informed of possible risks. Warning signs should be placed anywhere a hazard is spotted.
When employees let their guards down or neglect to enforce safety rules and regulations, accidents happen. The park’s goal is to prevent all accidents, even the best amusement parks employ people that are not as diligent as others.
The top priority when you are injured is seeking medical attention as soon as possible. This may be as simple as first aid, but if the incident is at all serious, you should go to the emergency room or your doctor, as appropriate. You will not be able to seek compensation for your injuries without proof in the form of medical records created immediately or very soon (within hours or at most a day or two) after the accident.
If the accident happened unexpectedly and you believe it could have been prevented had the employees of the waterpark been more diligent in following their safety protocols, then the best thing you can do is contact a personal injury lawyer. They will be able to help you calculate your damages, file your insurance claim, negotiate with Roaring Springs’s insurance company representative, and do everything else necessary to pursue and win your claim, including representing you in court if needed.
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