Mom and 7 month baby stuck with dirt syringe

[quincy]

The manager took the dope and needles and threw them in dumpster. EMS man jumped her about taking them. So he told her go get the needles so she walked outside an came back with only two. The spoon an bag of dope was gone mia .

You didn't mention the drugs before.

What exactly did you reach into? It doesn't sound like baby wipe dispensers are in McDonald's restaurants.

The news in your area does not seem to have picked up your story.

 

[Mjpennington40]

I did as well....I "might" have changed them 5 or 6 times in a rest room. But OP "seemed" to imply that there were MickeyD's wipes (baby bottom?) she went into the "bend" (dispenser?) for. Perhaps she meant a sanitizing wipe for the "bed" of the changing table?

Yes that’s what I was getting. Like the ones Walmart uses to wipe off buggy’s

 

[quincy]

And four needles (and drugs and spoon) were stuffed in this dispenser?

 

[Mjpennington40]

You didn't mention the drugs before.

What exactly did you reach into? It doesn't sound like baby wipe dispensers are in McDonald's restaurants.

The news in your area does not seem to have picked up your story.

Not sure how news found out. One cashier there took pics for me with my phone. She said they have had 6 overdoses in past year. McDonald’s is sharing parking with a metadone clinic.

 

[quincy]

Not sure how news found out. One cashier there took pics for me with my phone. She said they have had 6 overdoses in past year. McDonald’s is sharing parking with a metadone clinic.

The news apparently hasn't found out. There is no story out of Huntington.

What I recommend you do is consult with personal injury attorneys in your area. I really do not think it smart for you to handle talks with McDonald's on your own.

Good luck.

 

[Mjpennington40]

And three needles (and drugs) were stuffed in this dispenser?

That makes some sense.

There are, as a note, biohazard waste bins installed in various places around West Virginia in response to dirty needles turning up all over the place, and Huntington has set up an anonymous syringe drop off biohazard waste bin in town.

But, even if there were a biohazard waste bin in a McDonald's restroom (unlikely), I don't think someone would reach into one of those bins looking to wipe a baby.

its the wipes to clean the table. I use my own baby wipes

 

[Mjpennington40]

Thank you all for help

 

[Just Blue]

Yes that’s what I was getting. Like the ones Walmart uses to wipe off buggy’s

You were going to wipe you baby's bottom with these wipes?

 

[Mjpennington40]

You were going to wipe you baby's bottom with these wipes?

No sure wasn’t. The wipes are there to wipe the changing table. Alcohol and other disinfectant in these wipes.

 

[quincy]

its the wipes to clean the table. I use my own baby wipes

That makes sense.

I still suggest you speak to personal injury attorneys in your area.

The attorney you choose, if you decide to have one represent you, will want to get the names of, and statements from, any witnesses from McDonald's and statements from the EMT workers that responded, and you will need your hospital records.

You should have photos of the restroom by the changing table and of the dispenser.

I again encourage you to have legal help instead of dealing directly with McDonald's - but it is ultimately your choice.

Good luck.

 

[Mjpennington40]

No sure wasn’t. The wipes are there to wipe the changing table. Alcohol and other disinfectant in these wipes.

It would burn up my baby

 

[quincy]

It would burn up my baby

Because you have both a baby and a pending birth, I think your medical expenses will be greater than you might imagine now that they will be.

Good luck.

 

[Mjpennington40]

Because you have both a baby and a pending birth, I think your medical expenses will be greater than you might imagine now that they will be.

Good luck.

Thank you all I will take your advice and call a lawyer in morning

 

[quincy]

Thank you all I will take your advice and call a lawyer in morning

I think that is a smart thing to do. The initial consultation with a personal injury lawyer should be free and the attorney should handle your case on a contingency basis.

It doesn't hurt you to consult with a lawyer, in other words.

Good luck to your family.

 

[CdwJava]

I am still trying to imagine how one gets stuck by syringes on a changing table. Much less having one poke a child near the eye. If they were somehow ON the changing table, wouldn't that have been obvious when one pulled it down?

If the local McD's supplied a wipes container for some reason (an expensive proposition since it could easily be taken away), I can see how it might be possible to reach a hand into a closed container and get stuck ... though it's not common to dispose of used needles needle up, usually it's needle down, and why a junkie might choose to put it in a wipes container and not the trash is confusing. Same thing if the wipes were alcohol swabs to clean off the table after a changing.

Yeah, it's been almost two decades since I have had to change any diapers, but I'm just not seeing how this is likely.