Pyschiatric Injury

Question 1

Reilly v Merseyside Regional Health Authority

Answer 1

Pyschiatric injury must be medically recognised condition and have long term effects ( C trapped in lift and suffered claustrophobia and anxiety)

Question 2

Page v Smith

Answer 2

C can claim for psychiatric injury even in absence of physical injury (C involved in road accident re-triggering chronic fatigue syndrome)

Question 3

Chadwick v British Rail

Answer 3

A rescuer who is actively involved in helping victims can claim for psychiatric injury ( C suffered psychiatric damage while saving passengers in train crash)

Question 4

White v CC S. Yorks

Answer 4

Rescuers must fear for their own safety otherwise no claim ( PO failed Hillsborough claim as they had not feared for OWN safety

Question 5

Mcfarland v EE Ltd

Answer 5

Bystander cannot claim as a primary victim ( C helped prepare big to take injured burn victims to safety in Piper Alph)