Is my sisters accident my fault?

[Babybirdmum]

—my sister fell over my child’s toy in my garden and broke her nose/hurt her front teeth.
-I called an ambulance, cared for her, hubby sent text afterwards, I said I’m sorry this happened.
-after I was saying how awful, I googled what happens when you bang your teeth. Kept saying it’s awful.
-she doesn’t remember me saying sorry but I guess she was in shock.
-we have a difficult relationship but have been getting on well recently.
-she phoned me to say if it was at a restaurant then she would sue them, implying that I should give her some compensation. (Because my mum said “she just wants an apology” and she said in the background “no I don’t, I want more”)
-I said are you joking and laughed. She look offence.she said speak to my lawyers (she doesn’t have lawyers so I did t know how to take this).—I was really upset. Accused her of asking me for money to fund her extravagant lifestyle.
-my mum was on speaker during the phone too. She said sister just wanted an apology.
-seems like she wanted money and because I got upset she was blaming me, changed it to wanting an apology. She said she didn’t think I was sorry it happened. I feel I’ve been very compassionate. Not sure what else I could’ve done?
-need outside opinions as I have no clue whether it’s me or her that’s in the wrong. I’ve apologised to her but she doesn’t care how hurt I feel about the phone call, especially when I feel like I’ve supported her.

Sounds Iike a genuine accident it's not as if you deliberately pushed her and she fell. Reiterate your sorry and that you did indeed look after her after it happened and leave it at that

Broken front teeth are an emergency even if the nose isn't. Those teeth might need jaw surgery surgery. No one can tell how urgent that or a broken nose is. A broken nose bleeding into the throat can cause breathing difficulties.

I would have sent for an ambulance. That is what paramedics are for, whether the nose and teeth are broken in an RTA or at home.

I'd get her a specsavers voucher and tell her to watch where she's going in future. A home with kids has toys lying around.

Yep. I think under the circumstances this is the only appropriate response. She fell over a toy in a house with children - presumably didn’t look where she was going. You apologised and cared for her while you waited for the ambulance, but suddenly she can’t remember that. I can almost see the ££££ signs ringing up in her eyes. Had she been drinking by any chance ?

@llizzie - if you can get a relative to drive you to hospital, as op did, there's absolutely no need to call an ambulance.

A broken nose along with teeth in the same injury is an emergency. Blood clots are a possibility and breathing can be blocked by bleeding from the injuries.

OP didn’t take her to hospital - she called an ambulance.

Accident happen, tell her you'll buy her some glasses so she doesn't do it again...........

@Rosscameasdoody - she cancelled the ambulance after she'd called her mum who then took her to hospital.

But if you go to a clients’ home in a professional capacity should you not have your own liability insurance ?

Yeah, apologies. That’ll teach me for commenting before I click on ‘see all’ !!

Apologies, I missed your response too.

Shit happens, when it happens it's usually shitty shit. You should probably have bought her some really nice flowers and chocolates (def not toffees, as that might have finished her teeth off) but no more than that.

After experiencing the nasty attitude and the expectation of monetary compensation, I think I would have been inclined to go out and buy her a years’ supply of Chew-Its !!!

I used to have a princess diva sister like this, it took a long time but she showed her true colours to others who see through the BS now and frankly can't tolerate her presence now
It saved me a lot of years of BS when she turned the family against me, now , a couple of decades later, they know! ( they suffered it for long enough!)
Keep your own sanity and never invite her back and if you have to , make her sign something saying you are not responsible or liable for her in any way
P.S. my life is great , Hers, not so much as she will never be happy ( only ££££ makes it happy)
sending love and light and the strength to call out all BS and just not allow it - your home - your rules X

She's being ridiculous. If you visit a house with young children, you watch where you're walking. It's assumed there will be something/someone to step on/trip over if you're not attentive.

But why should she apologise? Unless she deliberately shoved the toy under her sisters feet as she was carrying a tray or something, she is not at fault.

Is she blind? If she is it's your fault.

If she isn't, she should have looked where she was going.

Even in a tidy house you can trip and break your nose or whatever.

Only a total muppet doesn't expect toys to be out in a garden, in summer, at a house that has resident small children ...

Those are reasonably expected to be there and you would also reasonably expect an adult to know this and look where they're bloody going.

OP you're not at fault, unless the toy in question was a 'My First Trip-wire and Booby-Trap set' and you lured your sister to walk through it... which I really doubt.

FWIW if you trip over something at a workplace that is reasonably expected to be there, you'd also get nowhere sueing them. You are expected to look where you're going, it is normal to do so.

Your sister is a twat, OP. I am so sorry.

Hang on a minute - she was the one who tripped and caused loads of commotion in your house and probably broke the toy. What a bitch! You don’t need to even say sorry! It was her fault she tripped! Next time she comes over put those warning signs up like they do in public when they’ve mopped the floor. What a sister to have!!

It was an accident! Of course you cant be held financially responsible!
Unless you're american, you'd probably owe her your first born 🙈😂

I think you'll find you can.

I very much doubt her tripping over a toy is grounds for a law suit in the uk.

You are not liable.