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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:33 PM Original message |
Top trauma doc re: Richardson death: Montreal's "system isn't set up for traumas" |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Driven to hospital after NOT GOING for a few hours |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. This doctor knows that, and he's the head of trauma for Montreal. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
81. Thinkin you missed my point |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #81 |
120. The head of the trauma system in Montreal says that critical moments |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #120 |
128. And it is REALLY too bad that she refused treatment at first. Seriously too bad. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Of course it is. And the worst part is, she might have been trying |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #130 |
155. I don't know her personally and can't have an opinion on that. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
98. The Richardson Case Has NOTHING to do With "Trauma Care." |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #98 |
119. The head trauma doc of the trauma system in Montreal disagrees with you. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #119 |
154. two points |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Don't want to hear this. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's the hardest thing with an accidental death |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. And the worst "if only" in this case |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
84. huge grain of salt |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
82. she might have had a better chance |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
113. Seemingly Innocuous Appearing Circumstances Can And Do Have Tragic Consequences! |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. I lost a cousin to a similar accident at Christmastime. |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
35. Reality... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. The real "reality" is that we don't know whether she might have survived |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 04:08 AM Response to Reply #39 |
74. Chances are when the first responders got there... |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
85. THE MEDICS WERE ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO HER |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #85 |
99. Can you link to a report of this conversation? |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #85 |
107. '"They never saw the patient," said Mr. Coderre, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #107 |
125. after she told someone to tell them to go away. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
90. SHE SIGNED AN AMA |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #90 |
97. Can you link to the AMA she signed? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. No. HIPAA rules. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Then we don't know if she signed such a doc. n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #106 |
129. I was wrong. This was Canada. I don't know what privacy laws they have. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #129 |
137. AMA is the same in the US and Mexico as well |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #97 |
138. In the states you could not, HIPAA |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #138 |
142. The medics did NOT speak to her and there is NO record of any "AMA." |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. She said she didn't want to see them |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #143 |
144. Still waiting for a link to that conversation. n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #144 |
145. You won't get it, what part of you are not a person of interest |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #145 |
148. Incredible, isn't it? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. You welcome and the part that is even more amazing |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #142 |
147. Refusing medical help when they want to see her is "against medical advice". Here's link |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. There, he did sign an AMA |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yeah, it's not likely that there would be a trauma center |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. But if it makes them rethink some procedures.........hey. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I agree. And at least they didn't have to send the first ambulance back without |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I agree with you in a way, but you can't FORCE someone |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. But the medic wouldn't have been breaking any law if s/he had questioned |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
38. Where do you get "have the resort turn the ambulance back without even seeing the injured person"? |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:24 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Do you know exactly who sent them away? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. If she denied medical help, they may not have gotten to see her. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:39 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. She said no to whom, and who exactly conveyed this message? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:46 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Well, I'm in WA so I haven't seen it. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:48 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Neither have I, so it looks like it's unanimous. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:29 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. It's all over the place. For example: |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:32 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. And: "They never saw the patient," said Mr. Coderre, |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I expect it will come out eventually. n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:56 AM Response to Reply #42 |
60. "At that point, the wounded actress refused medical attention, he said. " |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. He also said "'They never saw the patient,'" so who spoke to them? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Or maybe the Rods. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #65 |
72. Not to be unduly pessimistic, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
88. If Rods or Orbes were involved, it does get "confusing".Or do you mean was murdered by "friends"? |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. Didn't you ever watch Mission Impossible? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #94 |
100. I don't read minds. The Rods won't let me do that. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. This might be a good time |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #102 |
103. No Worries! The Rods and teh Orbes, they comfort me. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. I understand. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. “Thy staff and rod, they comfort me.” |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. She denied treatment so of course they left. Where does it say the resort |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Who told them to leave? She didn't. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. She did. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:40 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. No, she didn't. She didn't speak to them. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. The medics were not obligated to stay away from her even if your scenario |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:49 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. They were obligated to stay away from her once she said no treatment. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #55 |
63. She didn't tell THEM. No one at the resort was legally entitled to speak for her. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Maybe the Orbes did it. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:23 AM Response to Reply #64 |
73. You lost me. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #63 |
86. bullshit |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Thank you. Take over, please. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. Get well soon. n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. She didn't speak to them so SHE didn't turn them away. That's all we really know. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:47 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. She said no medical treatment. She did turn them away. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:50 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. You're inventing a part of the story that's missing. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:51 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. what, that she said no treatment? That she said no to the medics? |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:53 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. She did not say no to the medics, because she did not speak to them. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:54 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Try this link. Who conveyed her refusal is not important. That she refused is. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. That's the owner of the ambulance company. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:03 AM Response to Reply #59 |
66. That's where you're wrong. Who conveyed her refusal is very important. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:04 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Everyone has an opinion. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. delete (dupe) |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. The likelihood is that it was some resort employee, don't you think? |
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MillieJo (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. The only person with her was her son, a child who then |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:06 AM Response to Reply #53 |
68. Who else would it have been other than the resort? Her husband wasn't there. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. I hope her family pursues this. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #69 |
156. What? that she was seen by first responders and refused further care? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The top trauma doctor in Montreal is pointing out that their system is lacking |
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MillieJo (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
95. Yes... She went Ski=ing to spent time with her son.. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
10. I think the lesson here is if you fall and hit your head seek medical attention no matter what |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yes, we could all learn to be more cautious about head injuries. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Boys in sports...they are forced many times to just suck it up. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. When my son was only in 4th grade, I called the coach about canceling |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Good for you! I heard troubling stories from my husband who played football |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Don't count your blessings too soon. |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yup.....I agree.....they shouldn't just "suck it up" |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Most hospitals will treat you if you have a trauma injury, but the long term |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. So I guess I would die |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. You would survive but quality of life would probably be poor |
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DaLittle Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
112. Wrong Assumption... Evacuation of the HematomaStoppin g the Bleeding She May HAve Survived |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #112 |
126. She refused to talk with the medics. It was her choice. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. They should go to the emergency room for a head injury whether or not |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. I'm SURE people would go to health clinics.....if we had them in the united states.... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. What does viagra have to do with it? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Who's arguing against health care clinics? n/t |
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MillieJo (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
101. Read about British TV presenter Richard Hammond... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
79. Exactly. see my post #3 above. My family has been through this. nt |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
92. Scary thing is even just hitting your head |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
140. Exactly |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
23. did our shot at single-payer die with natasha richardson...? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. This isn't about Canadian healthcare. This is about Montreal's trauma system |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. i'm just saying what they may try to do... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Then we need to be prepared with an answer. We have Medicare, right? |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. You don't have to worry about lobbyists armed with worthless "cash" |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. don't be too sure. |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Actually, I am shocked Montreal has no air ambulance service. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Me, too. And I'm shocked by the number of DUers |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I would think any area that has skiing would have an emergency helicopter service |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:26 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. And that's the problem. A lot of other people besides you would have assumed that, |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
121. That is scary...very scary. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
141. Bingo! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
75. Her fame probably added to the events too.. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 05:08 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. I wondered about that. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
77. If Canadian law is like US law, SHE made the decision not to go |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 06:50 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. You are wrong about the ambulance personnel. Someone turned them back |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I heard that she did make the decision not to seek medical |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #80 |
91. You assume correctly |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #91 |
104. Someone sent the ambulance back before they spoke with her |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
116. If she didn't want medical treatment, then SHE should have been the one |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #116 |
127. She had, and exercised, the right to say "no, I don't want to see them, tell them to go away". |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #127 |
131. No one at the resort had any legal obligation to |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #131 |
132. "I don't want to talk with them." "go ahead and talk to her." |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #132 |
133. "It is getting rather like . . . " I'll have to take your word on that, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #133 |
146. having worked ER, I have had experience with AMA stuff. eom |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #146 |
149. She didn't sign an AMA form. The form she signed was different. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #149 |
152. As you said, you don't have the experience, esp with Canadian papers.eom |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Did you even read the post? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
89. I heard she made the decision |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #89 |
117. This is not about Canada's health care system. This is about what Montreal's |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
93. Top trauma doc: "....so many variables, it's hard to speculate what might have been done differently |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
109. None of that makes any difference since she |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. Somebody turned the medics away, but it wasn't her. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #109 |
118. So, you know for a fact that |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
114. I think I'm correct that each province administers its own healthcare system, |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
115. Sad To Hear That. I Hope This Helps Improve Their System There. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
122. And now the People magazine article |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. I don't know... the people article doesn't seem to back that up. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. The ambulance company owner is only surmising that she signed a waiver. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #122 |
134. I agree. The medics are trained to see signs of head injuries, the |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:48 AM Response to Reply #134 |
135. The fact that the ambulance dispatch records differ from |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #135 |
136. I hope many people have learned from all the "what if's" of this case. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #135 |
157. Ski patrol were the first responders, they assessed her right away. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
139. Sparsity of population |
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